Division of Hughes
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Division of Hughes (green) in New South Wales
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| Created | 1955 |
| MP | Craig Kelly |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Billy Hughes |
| Electors | 101,490 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 178 km2 (68.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Hughes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23.
The division is located in the southern and southwestern suburbs of Sydney, including Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Chipping Norton, East Hills, Engadine, Hammondville, Holsworthy, Illawong, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Menai, Milperra, Moorebank, Panania, Picnic Point, Revesby, Warwick Farm, Wattle Grove and Woronora and parts of Padstow, Jannali, Liverpool and Sutherland.
Originally a marginal seat, a 1968 redistribution made it a fairly safe Labor seat. Demographic change made it increasingly less safe for Labor in the 1980s and 1990s, and it was one of many marginal seats taken by the Liberals in the 1996 landslide. The Liberals have held it ever since, and it is now a safe Liberal seat.
The current Member for Hughes, since the 2010 federal election, is Liberal Craig Kelly.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Les Johnson | Labor | 1955–1966 | |
| Don Dobie | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Les Johnson | Labor | 1969–1983 | |
| Robert Tickner | Labor | 1984–1996 | |
| Danna Vale | Liberal | 1996–2010 | |
| Craig Kelly | Liberal | 2010–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Craig Kelly | 48,436 | 54.68 | +5.53 | |
| Labor | Alison Megarrity | 28,406 | 32.07 | −5.71 | |
| Palmer United | John Peters | 5,224 | 5.90 | +5.90 | |
| Greens | Signe Westerberg | 3,948 | 4.46 | −1.83 | |
| Christian Democrats | Peter Colsell | 2,561 | 2.89 | +0.44 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,575 | 92.61 | −0.87 | ||
| Informal votes | 7,071 | 7.39 | +0.87 | ||
| Turnout | 95,646 | 94.24 | +0.03 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Craig Kelly | 53,735 | 60.67 | +5.50 | |
| Labor | Alison Megarrity | 34,840 | 39.33 | −5.50 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.50 | |||
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