Division of Bradfield

The Division of Bradfield is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was created in 1949 and is named for Dr John Bradfield,^[1] the designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Bradfield Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bradfield (green) in New South Wales
Created	1949
Namesake	John Bradfield
Electors	97,255 (2010)
Area	99 km2 (38.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

John Bradfield

It includes the suburbs of St Ives Chase, St Ives, East Killara, East Lindfield, Roseville Chase, Roseville, Lindfield, West Lindfield, West Killara, West Pymble, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Gordon, Lindfield, Pymble, Killara, Wahroonga, Waitara and Hornsby.^[1] 

Bradfield is the richest electorate in Australia.^[2]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Billy Hughes	Liberal	1949–1952
	Harry Turner	Liberal	1952–1974
	David Connolly	Liberal	1974–1996
	Brendan Nelson	Liberal	1996–2009
	Paul Fletcher	Liberal	2009–2025
	Nicolette Boele	Independent	2025–present

Billy Hughes was a former Prime Minister of Australia and the last serving member of the first federal Parliament. Brendan Nelson was a minister in the third and fourth Howard Governments and the Leader of the Opposition from 2007 to 2008.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Bradfield[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	43,562	45.05	−15.28
	Independent	Nicolette Boele	20,198	20.89	+20.89
	Labor	David Brigden	16,902	17.48	−3.70
	Greens	Martin Cousins	8,960	9.27	−4.44
	Independent	Janine Kitson	3,018	3.12	+3.12
	United Australia	Rob Fletcher	2,496	2.58	+0.74
	One Nation	Michael Lowe	1,568	1.62	+1.62
Total formal votes			96,704	96.40	+0.45
Informal votes			3,616	3.60	−0.45
Turnout			100,320	92.43	−0.95
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	54,685	56.55	−10.01
	Labor	David Brigden	42,019	43.45	+10.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	52,447	54.23	−12.33
	Independent	Nicolette Boele	44,257	45.77	+45.77
	Liberal hold		Swing	–12.33