Division of Lyne

The Division of Lyne is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is named after Sir William Lyne, Premier of New South Wales at the time of Federation and subsequently a minister in early Australian conservative governments. William Lyne was commissioned by the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun to form the inaugural Federal Government. He was unable to attract sufficient support to form a cabinet and returned the commission. The unsuccessful commissioning of Lyne is known as The Hopetoun Blunder.

The division is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and includes the local government areas of Gloucester, Greater Taree, Port Macquarie-Hastings and southern Kempsey. Major population centres include Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Laurieton, Wingham, Gloucester and parts of Kempsey.

The current Member for Lyne, since the 2013 federal election, is David Gillespie, a member of the National Party of Australia.

History

The Division of Lyne was created in a redistribution in 1949 and was represented by the National Party (previously the Country Party and National Country Party) for almost 60 years. This reflects the area's history as a strongly conservative and rural region. The area has recently undergone significant demographic changes with the arrival of a large number of retired people and city dwellers seeking a sea-change. Despite these changes the Australian Labor Party has made little headway in increasing its vote.

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