--- title: "Hughes: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Hughes: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/federal/hughes" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) Federal division, outer-metropolitan # Hughes In New South Wales. The advertiser we follow here has spent under $200 on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting member - [ **David Moncrieff** Labor, Hughes ](https://politics.computer/mp/david-moncrieff) About ## About Hughes Hughes is an outer-metropolitan federal electoral division in New South Wales, in southern and south-western Sydney, including parts of the Sutherland Shire, Liverpool City and Campbelltown City. Its sitting member is David Moncrieff of the Australian Labor Party. Ads run by Moncrieff focus on the economy and tax. Created 1955 Named after Billy Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923 Previous party holder Liberal Party, which held the seat until 2025 Previous members Craig Kelly (2010 to 2022); Jenny Ware (2022 to 2025) Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FHughes), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Hughes whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [David Moncrieff](https://politics.computer/mp/david-moncrieff) MP, Labor under $200 2 ads, 2 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## Their biggest ads - [![AI is already changing the way Australians live, work, and scroll. To unpack how AI will shape the economy and help you navigate a changin](https://politics.computer/media/2dfc56616707e05feb04d7174dadd55c5c08ac315dcb0f737db568d1f480c672?w=480) David MoncrieffUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/2dfc56616707e05feb04d7174dadd55c5c08ac315dcb0f737db568d1f480c672) - [![AI is already changing the way Australians live, work, and scroll. To unpack how AI will shape the economy and help you navigate a changin](https://politics.computer/media/d245e93995c23463eecd6530a1f37025ad2090f1fa944e7d1e49bf4f6528eb4e?w=480) David MoncrieffUnder $100 spent Running since 8 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/d245e93995c23463eecd6530a1f37025ad2090f1fa944e7d1e49bf4f6528eb4e) ## Other divisions in New South Wales - [Banks](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/banks) - [Barton](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/barton) - [Bennelong](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bennelong) - [Berowra](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/berowra) - [Blaxland](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/blaxland) - [Bradfield](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/bradfield) - [Calare](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/calare) - [Chifley](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/chifley) - [Cook](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/cook) - [Cowper](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/cowper) - [Cunningham](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/cunningham) - [Dobell](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/dobell) - [Eden-Monaro](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/eden-monaro) - [Farrer](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/farrer) - [Fowler](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/fowler) - [Gilmore](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/gilmore) - [Grayndler](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/grayndler) - [Greenway](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/greenway) - [Hume](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/hume) - [Hunter](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/hunter) - [Kingsford Smith](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/kingsford-smith) - [Lindsay](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/lindsay) - [Lyne](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/lyne) - [Macarthur](https://politics.computer/seats/federal/macarthur) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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