| Farrer AustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivision | |||||||||||||||
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  Interactive map of electorate boundaries from the2025 federal election | |||||||||||||||
| Created | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Sussan Ley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | William Farrer | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 128,630 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 126,563 km2 (48,866.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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TheDivision of Farrer is anAustralian electoral division in thestate ofNew 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 neighbouringDivision of Parkes, bordering bothSouth Australia andVictoria.
It includes the cities ofAlbury andGriffith. Prior to 2016, it also included the city ofBroken Hill.
It has been represented bySussan Ley since2001, who has beenLeader of the Opposition andLeader of the Liberal Party since 2025.
The division is located in the far south-western area of the state and includesAlbury,Corowa,Narrandera,Leeton,Griffith,Deniliquin,Hay,Balranald andWentworth.
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by theAustralian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
The division was created in 1949 and is named forWilliam Farrer, an agricultural scientist.
It has always been a safe non-Labor seat, alternating between the Liberal Party and theNational Party. All four of its members have gone on to serve in cabinet, most notablyTim Fischer, leader of the National Party from 1990 to 1999 andDeputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 1999 during the first half of theHoward government.
The 2015 redistribution significantly shrank Farrer by ceding the state'sFar West, includingBroken Hill, to theDivision of Parkes.[2] At the same time Farrer absorbed theMurrumbidgee Irrigation Area, includingGriffith andLeeton fromRiverina.[3] Farrer had gained the far west from Parkes in the 2006 redistribution.[4]
The sitting member, since the2001 election, isSussan Ley, a member of theLiberal Party of Australia and that party's deputy leader from 2022-2025, and leader from 2025.[5]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Fairbairn (1917–1994) | Liberal | 10 December 1949 – 11 November 1975 | Served as minister underMenzies,Holt,McEwen,Gorton andMcMahon. Retired | |
 | Wal Fife (1929–2017) | 13 December 1975 – 1 December 1984 | Previously held theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly seat ofWagga Wagga. Served as minister underFraser. Transferred to the Division ofHume | ||
 | Tim Fischer (1946–2019) | Nationals | 1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001 | Previously held theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly seat ofMurray. Served as minister andDeputy Prime Minister underHoward. Retired | |
 | Sussan Ley (1961–) | Liberal | 10 November 2001 – present | Served as minister underAbbott,Turnbull andMorrison. Incumbent. Currently theLeader of the Opposition. | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||
| Notionaltwo-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 | |
| Liberalhold | |||||
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