Division of Macarthur

The Division of Macarthur is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is named after John Macarthur and his wife Elizabeth, who were both pioneers of Australia's wool industry.^[2]

Macarthur Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Macarthur (green) in New South Wales
Created	1949
MP	Mike Freelander
Party	Labor
Namesake	John Macarthur and Elizabeth Macarthur
Electors	97,962 (2013)[1]
Area	798 km2 (308.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

John Macarthur

It covers the outer south-west of Sydney. It includes the suburbs of Airds, Ambarvale, Appin, Badgerys Creek, Bickley Vale, Bradbury, Camden, Camden South, Campbelltown, Cawdor, Cobbitty, Ellis Lane, Gilead, Glen Alpine, Grasmere, Greendale, Harrington Park, Kentlyn, Mount Annan, Narellan, Oran Park, Rosemeadow, Rossmore, St Helens Park, Wedderburn and Woodbine and parts of Bringelly, Catherine Field, Douglas Park, Leumeah, Razorback and Rossmore.^[2]

Over the years the size of the electorate has become much smaller. This is because of the increasing number of people living in the Campbelltown region. The towns of Bowral and Moss Vale and a large part of the Southern Highlands were removed from the division before the 2001 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Jeff Bate	Liberal	1949–1972
		Independent	1972–1972
	John Kerin	Labor	1972–1975
	Michael Baume	Liberal	1975–1983
	Colin Hollis	Labor	1983–1984
	Stephen Martin	Labor	1984–1993
	Chris Haviland	Labor	1993–1996
	John Fahey	Liberal	1996–2001
	Pat Farmer	Liberal	2001–2010
	Russell Matheson	Liberal	2010–2016
	Mike Freelander	Labor	2016–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Macarthur[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Freelander	51,001	45.89	−1.89
	Liberal	Binod Paudel	33,867	30.48	−0.37
	One Nation	Adam Zahra	8,876	7.99	−0.61
	Greens	Jayden Rivera	8,584	7.72	+3.30
	United Australia	Rosa Sicari	6,602	5.94	+3.42
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Korman	2,197	1.98	+1.98
Total formal votes			111,127	92.78	+1.63
Informal votes			8,646	7.22	−1.63
Turnout			119,773	89.78	−1.88
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Freelander	65,039	58.53	+0.13
	Liberal	Binod Paudel	46,088	41.47	−0.13
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.13