Federal division, rural
Parkes
In New South Wales.
Sitting member
About
About Parkes
Parkes is a rural Australian House of Representatives division in north-western New South Wales, covering Broken Hill and Dubbo as its main cities. It is held by Jamie Chaffey of The Nationals, who has been the sitting member since 2025. The seat has been continuously held by the National Party since it was created in 1984.
- Largest division by land area
- 406,755 km2, the largest in New South Wales
- Named after
- Sir Henry Parkes, seventh Premier of New South Wales
- Created
- Proclaimed at the 11 October 1984 redistribution
- Previous members
- Mark Coulton, 2007 to 2025, The Nationals
- Held by the same party since
- 1984, The Nationals
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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