Division of Mitchell

Mitchell Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mitchell in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Alex Hawke
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Thomas Mitchell
Electors	102,453 (2016)
Area	101 km2 (39.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Mitchell is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, surveyor and explorer who was the first European to explore large areas of New South Wales and Victoria. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election.

The division is located in the north-west suburbs of Sydney, and includes the entire suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Beaumont Hills, Bella Vista, Box Hill, Kellyville, Nelson, and Winston Hills. The division also includes parts of Castle Hill, Glenhaven, Maraylya, North Rocks, Northmead, Old Toongabbie, Rouse Hill, and West Pennant Hills.