Division of Hume

The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first Federal election in 1901. It was named after Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area.^[2]

Hume Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hume (green) within New South Wales
Created	1901
MP	Angus Taylor
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hamilton Hume
Electors	102,321 2013[1]
Area	33,637 km2 (12,987.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Hamilton Hume

Location

The Division is in the central part of the state, north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries. It includes Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Goulburn, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass and Young.^[2]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Sir William Lyne	Protectionist	1901–1909
		Independent	1909–1913
	Robert Patten	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1917
	Franc Falkiner	Nationalist	1917–1919
	Parker Moloney	Labor	1919–1931
	Thomas Collins	Country	1931–1943
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1943–1949
	Charles Anderson	Country	1949–1951
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1951–1955
	Charles Anderson	Country	1955–1961
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1961–1963
	John Pettitt	Country	1963–1972
	Frank Olley	Labor	1972–1974
	Stephen Lusher	Country	1974–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1984
	Wal Fife	Liberal	1984–1993
	John Sharp	National	1993–1998
	Alby Schultz	Liberal	1998–2013
	Angus Taylor	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Hume[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	45,177	43.12	−10.17
	Labor	Greg Baines	20,864	19.92	−6.65
	Independent	Penny Ackery	16,045	15.32	+15.32
	One Nation	Rebecca Thompson	7,700	7.35	+7.35
	Greens	Karen Stewart	5,194	4.96	−0.14
	United Australia	Garry Dollin	4,780	4.56	−0.26
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Ross Seller	3,108	2.97	+2.97
	Independent	Sheneli Dona	1,124	1.07	+1.07
	Liberal Democrats	Joaquim de Lima	770	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			104,762	92.87	−0.67
Informal votes			8,040	7.13	+0.67
Turnout			112,802	92.68	−1.41
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	60,467	57.72	−5.27
	Labor	Greg Baines	44,295	42.28	+5.27
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.27