Division of Riverina

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The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. It includes the towns of Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Hay, Leeton and Griffith. The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the Division.

The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after the Riverina region in which it is located. In the 1984 redistribution, the Division was abolished and replaced by the Division of Riverina-Darling, but in the 1992 redistribution it was re-created. The Division covers a primarily agricultural area.

The seat is currently a safe Nationals seat. The seat has previously been held by Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam government.

[edit] Members

Member	Party affiliation	Period
John Chanter	Protectionist	1901-1903
Robert Blackwood	Free Trade	1903-1904
John Chanter	Protectionist/Labor	1904-1913
Franc Falkiner	Commonwealth Liberal	1913-1914
John Chanter	Labor/Nationalist	1914-1922
William Killen	Country	1922-1931
Horace Nock	Country	1931-1940
Joseph Langtry	Labor	1940-1949
Hugh Roberton	Country	1949-1965
Adam Armstrong	Country	1965-1969
Al Grassby	Labor	1969-1974
John Sullivan	National Country	1974-1977
John Fitzpatrick	Labor	1977-1980
Noel Hicks	National Country/National	1980-1998
Kay Hull	National	1998-