Mackellar (constituency)
Coordinates: 33 ° 40 ′ S , 151 ° 15 ′ E
Location of the constituency in the Sydney metropolitan area .
Mackellar is one of 150 constituencies used to elect the Australian House of Representatives . It is located in the northeast of the Sydney metropolitan area in the state of New South Wales . The constituency includes the towns of Narrabeen , Beacon Hill , Newport , Palm Beach and Terrey Hills .
It was named after the Australian writer Dorothea Mackellar and created in 1949.
Jason Falinski of the Liberal Party of Australia has been the incumbent MP for the constituency since 2016 .
Previous MPs
| Surname | Political party | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| William Wentworth | Liberal Party of Australia | 1949-1977 |
| independent | 1977-1977 | |
| Jim Carlton | Liberal Party of Australia | 1977-1994 |
| Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal Party of Australia | 1994-2016 |
| Jason Falinski | Liberal Party of Australia | 2016– |
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of division of Mackellar (NSW). Australian Electoral Commission, accessed June 13, 2020 .