MP Michael McCormack Demographic Rural Member of parliament Michael McCormack Elector 111,108 | Electors 111,108 (2016) Founded 1901 Date dissolved 1984 Namesake Riverina | |
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Dates current 1901–1984, 1993–present Area 48,988 km (18,914.4 sq mi) Party National Party of Australia | ||
The Division of Riverina is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after the Riverina region in which it is located. The division covers a primarily agricultural area.
The division includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith as well as the towns of Junee, West Wyalong, Tumut, Gundagai, Hay and Leeton. The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the division.
The current Member for Riverina, since the 2010 federal election, is Michael McCormack, a member of the National Party of Australia.
History
In the 1984 redistribution, the division was abolished and replaced by Riverina-Darling, but in the 1993 redistribution it was re-created.
The seat is currently a safe seat for the National Party, but was a much more marginal seat when it included the Labor-voting mining towns of Broken Hill and Cobar which have now been transferred to Farrer and Parkes. The seat has previously been held by Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam Government.