Riverina Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Riverina in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
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Dates current | 1901–1984, 1993–present |
MP | Michael McCormack |
Party | National Party |
Namesake | Riverina |
Electors | 111,108 (2016) |
Area | 48,988 km2 (18,914.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
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.
In the 1984 redistribution, the division was abolished and replaced by Riverina-Darling, but in the 1993 redistribution it was re-created.