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The Division is named after Federation -era poet and author Banjo Paterson and was proclaimed at the redistribution of 31 January 1992 . This recreated the former Division Of Paterson (1949-84) , which was abolished at the redistribution of 11 October 1984 and had similar boundaries.


HISTORY


Paterson was first contested at the 1993 Federal Election and was narrowly won by Bob Horne ( Labor ). After 1993 the seat was continuously exchanged between Horne and Bob Baldwin ( Liberal ); the seat changed hands in 1996 , in 1998 and again in 2001 . During this period both Bobs became so well known that name recognition in the Division was often in excess of 90% in private party polling.

Horne did not contest the seat at the 2004 Election at which Baldwin comfortably defeated a new unknown Labor candidate to retain the seat for the first time. Paterson is currently regarded as a fairly safe Liberal seat.


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ELECTION RESULTS


  title Australian General Election, 2004 : Paterson


  candidate Bruce McKenzie
  party Veterans
  votes 987
  percentage 124
  change +124


  candidate Neil Smith
  party Independent
  votes 351
  percentage 044
  change +044


  candidate Paul Hennelly
  party Fishing Party
  votes 778
  percentage 098
  change +005


  candidate Mike Tuffy
  party Independent
  votes 677
  percentage 085
  change +085


  candidate Bob Baldwin
  party Liberal
  votes 41,289
  percentage 5199
  change +1208


  candidate Brett Paterson
  party Democrats
  votes 577
  percentage 073
  change -184


  candidate Charlie Griffith
  party One Nation
  votes 1,417
  percentage 178
  change -371


  candidate Larissa Robb
  party Family First
  votes 681
  percentage 086
  change +086


  candidate Tony King
  party CEC
  votes 727
  percentage 092
  change +048


  candidate Giovanna Kozary
  party Labor
  votes 28,633
  percentage 3605
  change -470


  candidate Aina Ranke
  party Greens
  votes 3,303
  percentage 416
  change +144


  votes 79,420
  percentage 9387
  change -252


  votes 5,183
  percentage 613
  change +252


  votes 84,603
  percentage 9608
  change -057


  party Liberal
  candidate Bob Baldwin
  votes 45,244
  percentage 5697
  change +555


  party Labor
  candidate Giovanna Kozary
  votes 34,178
  percentage 4303
  change -555


  winner Liberal
  swing +555



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