It is named for the town of eden and the monaro district of southern new south wales its boundaries have changed very little throughout its history, and it includes the towns of yass, bega and cooma and the city of queanbeyan. All eyes on edenmonaro, the bellwether seat that always picks the. Why doesnt the aec check the eligibility of all candidates at an election. Voters in the seat of edenmonaro could be headed for a byelection as sky news understands labor. It sits in the electorate of eden monaro on the new south wales south coast a bellwether seat that has gone the way of government in elections since 1972. The recent redistribution saw these areas transferred to riverina. Fast fact the region of bega is famous as the home of australian cheese. The classic litmus test seat, edenmonaro has been won by the party that formed government at every election since 1972. Edenmonaro covers an area of approximately 41,617 sq km from yass. Edenmonaro federal election 2019 electorate, candidates.
The classic litmus test seat, edenmonaro has fallen to the party that won government at every election since 1972. But liberal candidate fiona kotvojs said she was feeling very positive. Eden monaro is a conservative sea encircling the decidedly leftist act, with its. The familysearch help center includes these lessons microsoft browser may be required for. Long before the election was called, labor leader bill shorten was in eden monaro talking about the cost of living.
Nsw deputy premier john barilaro has endorsed fellow minister andrew constance to run for the federal seat of eden monaro, making it clear he will not contest the seat if mr constance does. Elected to the house of representatives for eden monaro, new south wales, 2007. Since 1972 the division has always been won the party that wins government in the elections. Profile of the electoral division of edenmonaro nsw australian. All eyes on edenmonaro, the bellwether seat that always. George martin, who is 102 years of age, moved a vote of thanks to mr. New south wales, australia genealogy familysearch wiki. The interview records brayshaws recollections of the eden monaro district of new south wales covering five valleys in the snowy mountains. The electorate is 41,000 sq kms the size of switzerland or holland or. Labor will have to defy history and the bookmakers to win saturdays federal election. The division of edenmonaro is an australian electoral division in the state of new south wales. Delegate to nsw country labor conference since 1999.
All eyes on eden monaro, the bellwether seat that always picks the winning side health services, job losses and infrastructure are among hotbutton issues in the diverse electorate. It includes batemans bay, bega, cooma and queanbeyan. Angus taylor pursued by labor over rising emissions and. A4 map of the electoral division of edenmonaro 2016 pdf 10mb detailed map of the electoral division of edenmonaro 2016 pdf 42. The first elected representative was robert james creighton, who won the 1871 election.
He was succeeded in 1876 by joseph tole, who served until 1887. Former members include allan fraser alp 194366, 196972, bob whan alp 197275, murray sainsbury lib 197583 and jim snow alp 198396. The eden monaro pioneers database, which contains over 393,000 names of individuals from the eden monaro region and surrounding areas. The eden electorate was created in 1871 for the 5th parliament. Cooma library and bombala library have comprehensive resources relating to local studies and family history. Back to crikeys house of representatives election guide. A neonazi sticker that was placed on the window of member for eden monaro dr mike kellys electorate office in bega early in september. Instead of parachuting in late, a candidate on the ground during the midterm of government is an opportunity for labors policies to be clearly heard well in advance of the election. It is represented by john barilaro of the nationals.
Census and electoral rolls since 1901 federation australia has conducted elections and kept detailed electoral rolls. Liv february 2016 n map of the federal electoral division. The new south wales electorates of edenmonaro, new england and riverina. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Monaro is an electoral district of the legislative assembly in the australia n state of new south wales. Major centres include bega, moruya, batemans bay, queanbeyan and cooma. The largest concentration of voters lives in the canberra overflow around queanbeyan, but the electorate. Abc election analyst antony greens profile of edenmonaro including background, past election results, candidates and 2019 results. Edenmonaro is a mixed electorate covering 29,499 sq. Division of bennelong simple english wikipedia, the free. Edenmonaro covers parts of new south wales including the south coast, areas near the act and the snowy mountains. Stuart robert has described claims made by anthony albanese that he snubbed eden monaro mp mike kelly on a visit to bushfire affected towns on the nsw south coast as an outright lie.
Shouting their way through responses to questions theyd asked the candidates, the crowd were loud, mad and quite enthusiastic with varying spats of verbal abuse. Monaro, also known as maneroo 185658, monara 18581879 and manaro 18941904 is an electoral district of the legislative assembly in the australian state of new south wales. Published regularly, this newsletter is designed to keep people informed about our activities including. It includes the towns of adaminaby, araluen, bega, bombala, braidwood, cooma, eden, moruya, queanbeyan and ulladulla. It is named for the town of eden and the monaro district of southern new south wales. It is represented by steve whan of the australian labor party according to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 46,979 electors on 29 april 2007. Chapman, who, at the close of the meeting, offered the old gentleman a lift in his motor car. Finding your family in queanbeyan and region the queanbeyan and district historical museum is not a family history research archive and only holds limited information that can be searched for a particular family.
Australian labor party candidate for federal seat of eden monaro 2001 and 1998. If there was a swing on against the government, it would show up in eden monaro and we would hear about it. Profile of the electoral division of edenmonaro nsw. This is a list of electoral results for the division of edenmonaro in australian federal elections from the electorates creation in 1901 until the present. Compulsory voting was introduced in 1924, womens right to vote was won progressively across the different states between 1895 and 1911, indigenous australians won voting.
In exchange, batemans bay was transferred from gilmore to edenmonaro, to join the rest of eurobodalla lga. Is it compulsory to enrol, regardless of age or disability. Earliest monaro and the burragorang this book, essentially about earliest monaro, is the companion volume to kosciusko the mountain in history. These were and still are richer areas, and bennelong was a safe liberal seat. A few days before the election was called, mark riley of seven news reported polling conducted for liberal sources on april 29 had labor leading 53. Electoral division names and boundaries of adjoining electoral divisions names and boundaries of local government areas 2015 eden monaro february 2016 map of the federal electoral division of n 0 25 km eden monaro sources this map has been compiled by spatial vision from data supplied by the australian electoral commission. Christine robinson eden courthouse index of deaths 1856 1918 for lookups contact bev francis. Chris young is doing everything he can to stop labor winning, but others in eden monaro are sick of politics entirely. He has a phd in related fields, has published two books, numerous articles, and been a regular speaker at military training programs and conferences around the world. History edenmonaro is an original federation seat, and because of its position in the corner of the state, it has always covered mostly the same area. Labors mike kelly appears set to survive a swing against him to be reelected in a tight race for the seat of eden monaro. Angus taylor has flagged the morrison government has an open mind about pursuing nuclear power during a combative question time where the. Drawing house of representatives electorate boundaries. He has published extensively in the area of australian politics and political history.
Edenmonaro, the bellwether seat request pdf researchgate. Over the years bennelong has changed into a marginal seat for two reasons. Edenmonaro mp mike kelly to decide future this week. Commonwealth electoral division of eden monaro cartographic material.
This can be at an early voting centre or polling place in the voters own division or at an interstate voting centre. What the rest of eden monaro does i cant comment on but from talking to all my friends and all the rest of it, theres a definite push in the bega valley against this change. Federal electoral boundaries follow the centre of features unless otherwise advised. Named after the two areas in which the electoral division is located. Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. Best alternate history novels and stories 610 books. The title of this listopia says best alternate history novels and stories, yet oryx and crake, the year of the flood, the handmaids tale and 1984, which was written in 1949, are all set in the future due to this, and as earlier comments agree with me, ive removed these titles from this list. John barilaro says he would back andrew constance for the. Local government area descriptions are current 2006. Some cemetery records for the historic riverside cemetery and some published books relating to particular families. When the division of bennelong was created in 1949, it covered mainly the suburbs of ryde, hunters hill and lane cove. The town that predicts election outcomes the new daily.
The cooma monaro historical society meets at the cooma library every friday morning. Commonwealth of australia, state of new south wales. Parliamentary secretary to the minister for defence from 3. Nsw eden monaro 2009 20 0 2010 km boundary gazetted 22 december 2009 n note. Its boundaries have changed very little throughout its history, and it includes the towns of yass, bega and cooma and the city of queanbeyan. Interview with tom brayshaw, farmer audiobook, 2002. The new south wales section of the family history library favorites. In the 1879 election, tole beat frederick whitaker. It is closely watched by the media when trying to pick the results of an election. It is comprised of 274 suburbs including adelong, akolele, ando, angledale. He is a strong advocate for veterans and the interests of rural and regional australia within the. I suspect that if these results were projected onto state boundaries, the result in bega and monaro would be flipped compared to 2007, given the coastal bega was liberalheld, while the inland monaro, which includes queanbeyan, was laborheld and kindahalfflipped compared to 2011 given that both are coalition.
He points out that monaro is much like the federal seat of eden monaro in that it tends to be held by the party in government. Ihr nsw family history documents, 1903 electoral rolls index. He has a phd in related fields, has published two books, and numerous articles. Divisional boundary adjoining boundary this map has been compiled by terranean mapping technologies. Edenmonaro 2010 federal election abc news australian. Chapmans meeting at towamba, in the eden monaro electorate recently, mr. Brayshaw recalls the familys history and his connections with well known families such as the kelly family. Elected to the house of representatives for eden monaro, new south wales, 2016. Mike is passionate about renewable energy and the need to act on climate change.