Page Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Kevin Hogan |
Party | National |
Namesake | Sir Earle Page |
Electors | 95,710 (2013)[1] |
Area | 16,143 km2 (6,232.8 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Page is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is in the far north-east of the state, next the border with Queensland and the Tasman Sea. It is named after the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page,[2] the first leader of the Country Party of Australia and the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. It was set up in 1984.
The division includes the towns of Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Tyringham, Bonalbo, Nimbin and Iluka.[2]