Warringah Profile

State: New South Wales

Name Derivation: Named after the area in which it is located.

Area and Location Description: Warringah covers an area of approximately 56 sq km from Mosman Bay in the south to Dee Why Lagoon in the north and Davidson State Park in the west. The main suburbs include Allambie Heights, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Beacon Hill, Brookvale, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Fairlight, Forestville, Harbord, Killarney Heights, Manly, Manly Vale, Mosman, Queenscliff and Seaforth.

Map of Division: Warringah

Products/Industries of the Area: Light manufacturing, service and leisure industries.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1922

Demographic Rating: Inner Metropolitan

Members:

• ABBOTT, T (LP) 1994-
• MACKELLAR, M J R (LP) 1969-1994
• ST JOHN, E H (LP) 1966-1969
• COCKLE, J S (LP) 1961-1966
• BLAND, F A (LP) 1951-1961
• SPENDER, P C (UAP/LP) 1937-1951
• PARKHILL, R A (NAT/UAP) 1927-1937
• RYRIE, G (NAT) 1922-1927

2004 Federal Election Results:

Enrolment: 85,347 Informal Vote: 5.89% Turnout: 93.15% Seat Status: Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: LP: 60.48% ALP: 39.52%

(Thanks to the Australian Electoral Commission)