Division of Hume
The Division of Hume is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It lies on the outskirts of southwestern Sydney. The current Member for Hume, since the 2013 federal election, has been Angus Taylor, a member of the Liberal Party.
Geography
The division is located in the outer Sydney suburbs and some nearby rural areas. It includes Wollondilly Shire, most of Camden Council, the western part of the City of Liverpool and a southern part of the City of Penrith.Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.
History
The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area. It was located in southern NSW on the Victorian border and encompassed the town of Albury. Since then, it has gradually moved north-east towards Sydney. Prior to the 2024 redistribution, the division was located in a rural part of the state, north of the Australian Capital Territory, extending to the outer Sydney suburbs at its northeastern extremity. It included Boorowa and Goulburn in the west, parts of the Southern Highlands in the centre and Camden in the east.It has encompassed outer south west Sydney since the 2025 federal election.
The Member for Hume, since the 2013 federal election, has been Angus Taylor, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.