Division of Whitlam
The Division of Whitlam is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
| Whitlam Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Division of Whitlam in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election | |
| Created | 2016 |
| MP | Stephen Jones |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Gough Whitlam |
| Electors | 125,535 (2022) |
| Area | 1,331 km2 (513.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
Whitlam is an industrial and working-class electorate. It includes the cities of Wollongong and Shellharbour. Whitlam covers 1,331 square kilometers in the southern Illawarra and NSW southern highlands. Whitlam has voted Labor since its inception, although it has started slowly to give small swings to the Liberal Party.
The current MP is Stephen Jones, a member of the Australian Labor Party. Jones was born in Wollongong and was a union official before being elected to Parliament in 2016.
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