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The Commonwealth Electoral Division of Lyne is an Australian electoral division located in the State of New South Wales. It lies on the mid north coast of New South Wales and includes parts of the Local Government Areas of The City of Greater Taree, Hastings Municipality and Kempsey Shire. Major population centres include Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Laurieton, Wingham, and parts of Kempsey. Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. ...
Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Port Macquarie is a city on the mid-North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, located about 450 km north of Sydney, and 510km south of Brisbane. ...
Taree (31°54′ S 152°27′ E) is a major town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Wauchope (pronounced War-hope, 31°27′ S 152°44′ E) is a town in the Australian state of New South Wales, 19 km (12 miles) inland on the Hastings River west of Port Macquarie. ...
Wingham (31°51′ S 152°22′ E) is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia; about 4 hours drive north of Sydney; about 335km north of Sydney. ...
Kempsey, New South Wales, is located where the Pacific Highway crosses the Macleay River. ...
The seat is named after Sir William Lyne, Premier of New South Wales at the time of Federation and subsequently a minister in early Australian conservative governments. William Lyne was commissioned by the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun to form the inaugural Australian Government. He was unable to attract sufficient support to form a cabinet and returned the commission. The unsuccessful commissioning of Lyne is known as The Hopetoun Blunder. Sir William John Lyne (6 April 1844 - 3 August 1913), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry. ...
List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ...
A federation (from the Latin fœdus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ...
Sir William John Lyne (6 April 1844 - 3 August 1913), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry. ...
Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ...
The Marquess of Linlithgow, taken in 1902 when, as Earl of Hopetoun, he was Governor-general of Australia The Right Honourable The 1st Marquess of Linlithgow (John Adrian Louis Hope) ( 25 September 1860 - 29 February 1908 ), first Governor-General of Australia, was born at Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, on 25 September...
The Division of Lyne was created in a redistribution in 1949 and has been represented by the Australian Country Party and its subsequent derivatives the National Country Party and the National Party of Australia since its inception. This reflects the area's history as a strongly conservative and rural region. The area has recently undergone significant demographic changes with the arrival of a large number of retired people and city dwellers seeking a sea-change. Despite these changes the Australian Labor Party has made little headway in increasing its vote. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...
The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
Its current Member of Parliament is Hon. Mark Vaile, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, the leader of the National Party of Australia and the Minister for Trade. He holds Lyne with a 13% margin. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...
Hon Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, New South Wales. ...
Australias second-highest ranked political post is the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...
Members - E. J. Eggins (CP) 1949-1952
- P.E. Lucock (CP/NCP) 1952-1980
- D.B. Cowan (NCP/NP) 1980-1993
- Mark Vaile (NP) 1993-
Hon Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, New South Wales. ...
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