Federal division, rural
Richmond
In New South Wales.
Sitting member
About
About Richmond
Richmond is a rural House of Representatives seat in northern New South Wales, covering coastal towns such as Ballina, Byron Bay and Tweed Heads on the Pacific coast south of the Queensland border. It is held by Justine Elliot of the Australian Labor Party, who has been the sitting member since 2004. The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was held by the National Party for most of the period from 1922 to 2004.
- Classification
- Rural
- Sitting member
- Justine Elliot, Australian Labor Party
- Created
- Proclaimed in 1900
- Named after
- The Richmond River, named in honour of Charles, fifth Duke of Richmond
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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