Elections > Federal Election 2007 > Seats

Farrer

HENDERSON, Douglas - CCE
LEVER, Rhonda - FFP
* LEY, Sussan - LP     WINNER
MATHERS, Pat - CEC
RYAN, Chris - CLR
STONEHOUSE, Darran - GRN

* incumbent

Current Results
Past Results

About Farrer

Farrer covers 18 Shires, approximately 96,844 sq km in southern NSW. It stretches along the Murray River from Mount Kosciuzko in the east to the South Australian border in the west. The largest city is Albury. Other major towns include Batlow, Deniliquin, Corowa, Finley and Tumut.
Largely rural, industries include dairy products, fat sheep and cattle, orchard and vine crops, apples and rice. Other major agricultural products include wool, timber, wheat and cereals. Many industries are based on the processing of agricultural products, such as the Australian Newsprint Mills at Albury and the largest rice mill in the southern hemisphere at Deniliquin. Other industries include the preparation of dairy goods, juices and wines, and Tumut contains a portion of the Snowy Mountain hydro-electric scheme.

Seat Background

Named after William James Farrer (1845-1906), a noted wheat breeder and experimentalist. It was created before the election in 1949.

Demographics

Rural.

Commentary and Analysis

Safe Liberal.

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