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Benjamin 'Ben' Fox
IMO Party
House of Reps
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Petrus Van Der Steen
United Australia Party
House of Reps
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Marelle Burnum Burnum
IMO Party
Senate
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Michael O'Neill
IMO Party
Senate
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Matthew Hopkins
Great Australian Party
Senate
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Selena Clancy
Australian Values Party
Senate
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Dave Gilbert
Australian Values Party
Senate
Electorate Information
State/Territory: New South Wales
Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 25 February 2016
First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 federal election Note: The name was retired for the 1969 federal election and was resurrected for the 1984 federal election.
First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2016 federal election
Name Derivation: Named in honour of Sir Henry Parkes KCMG GCMG, 1815–96. Parkes was a statesman who advocated for electoral and constitutional reform in the colony and land reform. As a result of his early promotion of federation of the colonies, Parkes is known as the 'Father of Federation'.
Square Area: 393, 413 Sq Km
Location Description: Parkes covers an area from the Queensland border in the North including Unincorporated NSW, the City Councils of Broken Hill and Dubbo and the Shire Councils of Central Darling, Cobar, Lachlan, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Walgett, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Coonamble, Warren, Narromine, Gilgandra, Warrumbungle, Gunnedah and part of Gwydir. The main towns include Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Cobar, Condobolin, Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Moree, Narrabri, Nyngan, Tibooburra, Walgett, Warren and Wilcannia.This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.
Demographic Rating: Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
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