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It is located to the west of Sydney , and today it covers a large part of the Blue Mountains , as well as the Hawkesbury region. Voting patterns within the electorate vary significantly between these two areas. The two-party preferred vote favoured the Liberal candidate by more than 70:30 in the Hawkesbury region at the 2004 Federal election. The result was partially reversed in the Blue Mountains where the result was approximately 60:40, favouring the Labor candidate. This voting pattern has been evident for at least the past three Federal elections. It has changed hands many times during its long history, but in recent elections Kerry Bartlett has consolidated his 1996 win to make the electorate a fairly safe Liberal seat. Macquarie's most famous former member is Ben Chifley ( ALP ), who was Australian Prime Minister from 1945 to 1949 . MEMBERS
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