Division of Farrer

Updated: 12/20/2025, 1:15:06 PM Wikipedia source

The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Located in the southwestern part of the state, it is its second-largest division by land area at 126,563 km2 (48,866.2 sq mi) after the neighbouring Division of Parkes, bordering both South Australia and Victoria. It includes the cities of Albury and Griffith. Prior to 2016, it also included the city of Broken Hill. It has been represented by Sussan Ley since 2001, who has been Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2025.

Infobox

Created

1949

Sussan Ley

Party

Liberal

Namesake

William Farrer

Electors

128,630 (2025)

Area

126,563 km2 (48,866.2 sq mi)

Demographic

Rural

Tables

· Members

Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
	David Fairbairn(1917–1994)	Liberal	10 December 1949 –11 November 1975	Served as minister under Menzies, Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon. Retired
	Wal Fife(1929–2017)	Liberal	13 December 1975 –1 December 1984	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wagga Wagga. Served as minister under Fraser. Transferred to the Division of Hume
	Tim Fischer(1946–2019)	Nationals	1 December 1984 –8 October 2001	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Murray. Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Howard. Retired
	Sussan Ley(1961–)	Liberal	10 November 2001 –present	Served as minister under Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent. Currently the Leader of the Opposition.

2025 Australian federal election: Farrer[6]

Total formal votes

Party

Total formal votes

Party

103,063

Candidate

90.97

Votes

−1.44

Informal votes

Party

Informal votes

Party

10,234

Candidate

9.03

Votes

+1.44

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

113,297

Candidate

91.55

Votes

+2.11

Notional two-party-preferred count

Party

Notional two-party-preferred count

Two-candidate-preferred result

Party

Two-candidate-preferred result

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	mw- ±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	44,743	43.41	−8.85
	Independent	Michelle Milthorpe	20,567	19.96	+19.96
	Labor	Glen Hyde	15,551	15.09	−3.90
	One Nation	Emma Hicks	6,803	6.60	+0.27
	Greens	Richard Hendrie	5,085	4.93	−4.18
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Peter Sinclair	3,577	3.47	−1.84
	Trumpet of Patriots	Tanya Hargraves	2,441	2.37	+2.37
	Family First	Rebecca Scriven	2,218	2.15	+2.15
	People First	David O'Reilly	2,078	2.02	+2.02
Total formal votes			103,063	90.97	−1.44
Informal votes			10,234	9.03	+1.44
Turnout			113,297	91.55	+2.11
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	64,812	62.89	−3.46
	Labor	Glen Hyde	38,251	37.11	+3.46
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	57,916	56.19	−10.16
	Independent	Michelle Milthorpe	45,147	43.81	+43.81
	Liberal hold

References

Parliament of Australia
https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Quick_Guides/FederalRedistributions
"Proposed federal redistribution moves far west out of Farrer electorate"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/proposed-redistribution-moves-far-west-to-parkes-electorate/6865180
"Map of the Proposed Commonwealth Electoral Divisions of Calare, Cowper, Eden-Monaro, Farrer, Gilmore, Hume, Hunter, Lyne, New England, Page, Parkes, Patterson, Richmond and Riverina"
https://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2014/nsw/proposed-report/maps/comparison/nsw-divisions.pdf
"Redistribution of New South Wales into 49 electoral divisions"
https://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/files/2005/nsw/report/final/final_report.pdf
The Border Mail
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1269701/ley-now-the-third-longest-serving-in-farrer/
Farrer, NSW, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDivisionPage-31496-118.htm