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The Division of New England (NSW) in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 110,685 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 87.05%  6.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Division of New England covers 66,394 km² in northern rural New South Wales. From south to north it includes the regional population centres of Scone, Tamworth, Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell and Tenterfield. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of New England was held on 2 December 2017.
Previous incumbent Barnaby Joyce, serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader from February 2016 until October 2017 when his seat of New England was declared vacant, won the by-election with a large primary and two-party swing.[1][2]
- ^ Barbour, Lucy (2 December 2017). "Barnaby Joyce declares victory in New England with huge swing against low-profile opponents". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "'A stunning victory': Barnaby Joyce claims New England by-election win". SBS World News. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.