Division of Berowra

The Division of Berowra (/bəˈraʊrə/)^[2] is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The seat covers the northern parts of the Greater Sydney area with the local government areas of the Hornsby Shire and the Hills Shire.

Berowra Australian House of Representatives Division
Interactive map of electorate boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Created	1969
MP	Julian Leeser
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Berowra
Electors	130,936 (2025)
Area	751 km2 (290.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan
Electorates around Berowra: Macquarie Macquarie Robertson Macquarie Berowra Mackellar Greenway Mitchell Parramatta Bennelong Bradfield
Footnotes
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Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[3]

History

The region of Berowra, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1969 and is named for the suburb of Berowra.

Its boundaries have changed little since it was created, and it includes the suburbs of Annangrove, Arcadia, Asquith, Beecroft, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Berrilee, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Dural, Epping, Fiddletown, Fishermans Point, Forest Glen, Galston, Glenorie, Hawkesbury River, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Kenthurst, Laughtondale, Maroota, Middle Dural, Milsons Passage, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Normanhurst, North Epping, Pennant Hills, Round Corner, Sackville North, Singletons Mill, South Maroota, Thornleigh, Waitara, and Westleigh; as well as parts of Castle Hill, Cattai, Glenhaven, Leets Vale, Lower Hawkesbury, Lower Portland, Maraylya, Wahroonga, West Pennant Hills, and Wisemans Ferry.

The seat has historically been viewed as a safe seat for the Liberal Party, but became slightly more marginal in 2022. In 2025, the seat became extremely marginal, held on a 1-point margin. The seat is currently held by Liberal Julian Leeser. Leeser served as shadow Attorney-General and shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians from the 2022 election until resigning from both positions on 11 April 2023 due to the Liberals formally announcing their opposition to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

Demographics

2021 Australian census[4]
Ancestry
Response	Berowra	NSW	Australia
English	29.9%	29.8%	33.0%
Australian	26.6%	28.0%	29.9%
Chinese	15.0%	7.2%	5.5%
Irish	8.8%	9.1%	9.5%
Scottish	8.3%	7.7%	8.6%
Country of birth
Response	Berowra	NSW	Australia
Australia	62.2%	65.4%	66.9%
China	6.3%	3.1%	2.2%
England	4.0%	2.9%	3.6%
India	3.8%	2.6%	2.6%
Hong Kong	1.7%	0.6%	0.4%
South Korea	1.4%	0.7%	0.4%
Religious affiliation
Response	Berowra	NSW	Australia
No religion	34.4%	32.8%	38.4%
Catholicism	21.9%	22.4%	20.0%
Anglican	13.5%	11.9%	9.8%
Hinduism	4.7%	3.4%	2.7%
Language
Response	Berowra	NSW	Australia
English	66.9%	67.6%	72.0%
Mandarin	7.8%	3.4%	2.7%
Cantonese	3.9%	1.8%	1.2%
Korean	1.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Hindi	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%
Arabic	1.3%	2.8%	1.4%

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Tom Hughes (1923–2024)	Liberal	25 October 1969 – 2 November 1972	Previously held the Division of Parkes. Served as minister under Gorton and McMahon. Retired
		Harry Edwards (1927–2012)		2 December 1972 – 8 February 1993	Retired
		Philip Ruddock (1943–)		13 March 1993 – 9 May 2016	Previously held the Division of Dundas. Served as minister under Howard. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott. Retired
		Julian Leeser (1976–)		2 July 2016 – present	Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2025 Australian federal election: Berowra^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	48,210	41.72	−5.47
	Labor	Benson Koschinski	31,220	27.01	+3.19
	Greens	Martin Cousins	13,781	11.92	−2.97
	Independent	Tina Brown	13,135	11.37	+11.37
	One Nation	Gerald Mattinson	4,705	4.07	+1.20
	Trumpet of Patriots	Stephen Bastian	2,199	1.90	+1.48
	Independent	Roger Woodward	1,236	1.07	+0.34
	Fusion	Brendan Clarke	1,082	0.94	−0.45
Total formal votes			115,568	93.61	−0.65
Informal votes			7,892	6.39	+0.65
Turnout			123,460	94.34	+2.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	59,673	51.63	−5.93
	Labor	Benson Koschinski	55,895	48.37	+5.93
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.93