Profiles of all 151 federal seats

Voters will be electing an extra federal member of the House of Representatives at the coming poll, taking the number of MPs to 151.

FEDERAL SEATS - COMPLETE LIST

151 seats in the House of Representatives

ACT

Bean

Size: 1913 sq km

Industry: Mainly residential with tourism, retail and some light industry at Hume

Inner metropolitan

New seat (notionally Labor 8.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Ed Cocks (Liberal)

Senator David Smith (Labor)

Johnathan Davis (Greens)

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Canberra

Size: 312 sq km

Industry: Mainly residential with tourism, retail and some light industry at Fyshwick

Inner metropolitan

MP: Gai Brodtmann, retiring, Labor (notionally 13.2 per cent after 2018 redistribution)

Challengers:

Mina Zaki (Liberal)

Alicia Payne (Labor)

Tim Hollo (Greens)

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Fenner

Size: 238 sq km

Industry: Mainly residential with tourism, retail and some light industry at Mitchell

Inner metropolitan

MP: Andrew Leigh, Labor (notionally 11.6 per cent after 2018 redistribution)

Challengers:

Leanne Castley (Liberal)

Andrew Braddock (Greens)

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NSW

Banks

Size: 53 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, commercial and service industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Immigration Minister David Coleman, Liberal Party (1.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Gianluca Dragone(Greens)

Chris Gambian(Labor)

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Barton

Size: 40 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industry, tourism, bakeries, chocolate making and health services.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Labor frontbencher Linda Burney (8.3 per cent)

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Bennelong

Size: 60 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, commercial and retail businesses.

Inner metropolitan

MP: John Alexander, Liberal Party (4.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Edwina Clifton(Greens)

Brian Owler(Labor)

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Berowra

Size: 786 sq km

Industry: Fishing and oyster farming from the Hawkesbury River area. Retail, service and various small industries including hobby farming, citrus fruit orchards, poultry farming, horticulture, and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Julian Leeser, Liberal Party (16.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Monica Tan(Greens)

Blaxland

Size: 61 sq km

Industry: Retail, commercial and service industries including railway workshops, aircraft repairs, transport and storage.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Jason Clare, Labor (19.5 per cent)

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Bradfield

Size: 101 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, service industries, commercial businesses and government offices.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Paul Fletcher, Liberal (21 per cent)

Challengers:

Tony Adams(Greens)

Chris Haviland(Labor)

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Calare

Size: 32,666 sq km

Industry: Mining, mixed farming, fruit, timber, vineyards, meat and wool processing, transport, tourism, light engineering, white goods manufacturing, tertiary education services, agricultural and pastoral support.

Rural

MP: Andrew Gee, Nationals (11.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Jess Jennings(Labor)

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Chifley

Size: 126 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing and service industries.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Ed Husic, Labor (19.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Antony Lewis(Greens)

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Cook

Size: 94 sq km

Industry: Port and berthing facilities, boat building, steel fabrication, pharmaceutical plant, oyster farming, retail and service industries

Inner metropolitan

MP: Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Liberal (15.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Jonathan Doig (Greens)

Simon O'Brien (Labor)

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Cowper

Size: 7296 sq km

Industry: Fishing, forestry, agriculture, bananas, dairy cattle and tourism.

Provincial

MP: Retiring Luke Hartsuyker, Nationals (4.6 per cent vs independent)

Challengers:

Port Macquarie lawyer Patrick Conaghan (Nationals)

Former crossbench MP Rob Oakeshott (Independent)

Sally Townley(Greens)

Andrew Woodward(Labor)

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Cunningham

Size: 519 sq km

Industry: Wollongong is the commercial centre of the Illawarra, servicing tourism, tertiary education, steel production, coal mining, brick manufacturing and textiles.

Provincial

MP: Sharon Bird, Labor (13.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Rowan Huxtable(Greens)

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Dobell

Size: 787 sq km

Industry: Fruit, vegetables, manufacturing industries, prawning, fishing, tourism and mixed farming.

Provincial

MP: Emma McBride, Labor (4.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Adam Hart(Greens)

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Eden-Monaro

Size: 41,617 sq km

Industry: Timber industries, beef cattle, sheep and wool, dairy farming, dairy products and mixed farming. The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, snowfields and tourism are important industries.

Rural

MP: Mike Kelly, Labor (2.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Fiona Kotvojs(Liberal)

Patrick McGinlay(Greens)

David Sheldon(Independent)

Andrew Thaler(Independent)

Sophie Wade(Nationals)

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Farrer

Size: 126,590 sq km

Industry: Large-scale irrigation areas, around Deniliquin, Griffith and Wentworth, produce dairy products, fat sheep and cattle, orchard and vine crops, apples and rice. Other major agricultural products include wool, cotton, wheat and cereals. Many industries are based on the processing of agricultural products, such as the Norske Skog Newsprint Mill at Albury and the largest rice mill in the southern hemisphere at Deniliquin. Other industries include mineral sand mining, tourism and agricultural service industries.

Rural

MP: Sussan Ley, Liberal (20.5 per cent)

Challengers:

Kieran Drabsch(Labor)

Dean Moss(Greens)

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Fowler

Size: 60 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, retail and service industries.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Chris Hayes, Labor (17.5 per cent)

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Gilmore

Size: 6342 sq km

Industry: Tourism, timber, dairy and beef cattle, paper mill, brickworks, light engineering, dairy products, steel fabrication and fishing.

Rural

MP: Retiring Ann Sudmalis, Liberal (0.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Carmel McCallum(Greens)

Fiona Phillips(Labor)

Warren Mundine (Liberal)

Grant Schultz (independent)

Katrina Hodgkinson (Nationals)

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Grayndler

Size: 32 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, engineering works, retail and service industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Anthony Albanese, Labor (15. 8 per cent vs Greens)

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Greenway

Size: 81 sq km

Industry: Light and heavy engineering, light industrial, electronics, food processing and warehousing and distribution industries. The division also contains comprehensive educational facilities.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Michelle Rowland, Labor (6.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Damien Atkins(Greens)

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Hughes

Size: 369 sq km

Industry: Atomic reactor, light manufacturing industries, army barracks and military reserve.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Craig Kelly, Liberal (9.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Mitch Shakespeare(Greens)

Diedree Steinwall(Labor)

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Hume

Size: 17,240 sq km

Industry: Mixed farming, grazing, fat lambs, fruit, vegetables, wine, timber and textiles. The area is noted for its fine wool with Goulburn being the home of the Big Merino. Belgenny Farm, former home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur, the Macarthur Campus of the Western Sydney University, the University of Sydney farms and the Mount Annan Botanic Gardens are also located within the Hume electorate.

Provincial

MP: Angus Taylor, Liberal (10.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Aoife Champion(Labor)

Huw Kingston (independent)

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Hunter

Size: 10,640 sq km

Industry: Agriculture, coal-mining, dairy farming, engineering, farming, forestry, fruit and vegetables, horse studs and racing, timber milling, tourism, wine grapes, wineries and wool. Liddell and Bayswater Power Stations are also in the division.

Rural

MP: Joel Fitzgibbon, Labor (12.5 per cent)

Kingsford Smith

Size: 91 sq km

Industry: Shipping, aviation, paper manufacturing, light manufacturing, commercial and retail businesses. Sydney's domestic and international airports are located in the division.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Matt Thistlethwaite, Labor (8.6 per cent)

Challengers:

James Cruz(Greens)

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Lindsay

Size: 339 sq km

Industry: Agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Emma Husar, Labor/independent (1.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Diane Beamer(Labor)

Melissa McIntosh(Liberal)

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Lyne

Size: 16,099 sq km

Industry: Timber, beef/dairy cattle, mixed farming, fishing and oyster farming, boat building, engineering, mining and tourism.

Rural

MP: David Gillespie, Nationals (11.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Phil Costa(Labor)

Lauren Edwards(Greens)

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Macarthur

Size: 363 sq km

Industry: Commercial, service, small business and light industrial activities, fruit, vegetable, fodder crops and wine production.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Mike Freelander, Labor (8.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Jayden Rivera(Greens)

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Mackellar

Size: 233 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, service industries, commercial wholesale and retail trades and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Jason Falinski, Liberal (15.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Dan Pearce(Labor)

Alice Thompson (independent)

Pru Wawn (Greens)

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Macquarie

Size: 4,374 sq km

Industry: Tourism, mixed farming, arts and crafts, horse breeding and training, printing and publishing, small manufacturing, higher education with the Western Sydney University Richmond Campus. Macquarie is also home to the Glenbrook and Richmond RAAF bases.

Provincial

MP: Susan Templeman, Labor (2.2 per cent)

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McMahon

Size: 168 sq km

Industry: Building/construction, light manufacturing, wholesale and retail, transport industry, agriculture and mixed farming.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Chris Bowen, Labor (12.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Astrid O'Neill(Greens)

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Mitchell

Size: 101 sq km

Industry: Commercial and business services, light industry, education and retail.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Alex Hawke, Liberal (17.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Lawrence Murphy(Greens)

Immanuel Selvaraj(Labor)

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Newcastle

Size: 171 sq km

Industry: Ship-building and repairs, transport equipment, tourism, tertiary education, food-processing, railway goods, chemicals and heavy engineering. Newcastle is the second largest city in NSW and is a busy port, handling imports and exports.

Provincial

MP: Sharon Claydon, Labor (13.8 per cent)

Challengers:

John MacKenzie(Greens)

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New England

Size: 68,394 sq km

Industry: Cattle, sheep, grain, forestry, dairying, oats, maize, fruit, vegetables, tin-mining, bricks, trout hatchery, tourism, concrete pipe works, leather goods, tannery, gemstones, tobacco, lucerne, honey, grain processing, rubber industry, plaster works and concrete.

Rural

MP: Barnaby Joyce, Nationals (23.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Yvonne Langenberg(Labor)

Peter Wills(Greens)

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North Sydney

Size: 53 sq km

Industry: Third largest business centre in Australia. It contains communications, property and business services, and wholesale and retail industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Trent Zimmerman, Liberal (13.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Brett Stone(Labor)

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Page

Size: 19,342 sq km

Industry: Dairy and beef cattle, pigs, maize, tropical fruit, sugar cane, fishing, prawning, oysters, butter and dairy factories, timber mills, several abattoirs and tourism.

Rural

MP: Kevin Hogan, Nationals/independent (2.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Patrick Deegan(Labor)

Daniel Reid(Greens)

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Parkes

Size: 393,413 sq km

Industry: Wool, beef, pork, wheat, cotton, oil seed crops, lucerne, fruit, vegetables, dairy cattle, horse, sheep and cattle studs, comprehensive agricultural support services, coal and opal mining, timber, wine growing, tourism, light engineering and construction industries.

Rural

MP: Mark Coulton, Nationals (15.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Jack Ayoub(Labor)

Natasha Bearman(Greens)

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Parramatta

Size: 57 sq km

Industry: Retail, financial services, transport industry, building materials, major industry, tourism and higher education with the Western Sydney University's Parramatta campus.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Julie Owens, Labor (7.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Phil Bradley(Greens)

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Paterson

Size: 1123 sq km

Industry: Beef and dairy cattle, mixed farming, maize, fishing and oyster farming, general engineering, transport, construction, tourism and recreational industries.

Provincial

MP: Meryl Swanson, Labor (10.7 per cent)

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Reid

Size: 55 sq km

Industry: Light industry, commercial retail and engineering works. Wholesale and retail trades, including Sydney Markets.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Craig Laundy retiring, Liberal (4.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Fiona Martin (Liberal)

Sam Crosby(Labor)

Charles Jago(Greens)

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Richmond

Size: 2148 sq km

Industry: Tourism, commercial fishing, agriculture including dairy, beef cattle, tropical fruits, sugarcane, coffee and macadamia nuts, sugar processing, timber, light engineering, boat building and cottage industries.

Rural

MP: Justine Elliott, Labor (4 per cent)

Challengers:

Matthew Fraser(Nationals)

Michael Lyon(Greens)

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Riverina

Size: 48,988 sq km

Industry: Wheat, barley, canola, rice and cereal crops. Fat lambs, wool, poultry, dairying, cattle, ostrich, emu, deer, and goat farming. Food processing, fruit, grapes and wine making. Flour-milling, concrete pipes, steel construction, saw milling, joinery, plaster works and tourism.

Rural

MP: Michael McCormack, Nationals (16.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Michael Bayles(Greens)

Mark Jeffreson(Labor)

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Robertson

Size: 980 sq km

Industry: Tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and processing. Citrus, vegetable and flower growing, poultry products.

Provincial

MP: Lucy Wicks, Liberal (1.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Anne Charlton(Labor)

Cath Connor(Greens)

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Shortland

Size: 265 sq km

Industry: Coal mining, tourism, fishing, power stations, building industry and poultry farming.

Provincial

MP: Pat Conroy, Labor (9.9 per cent)

Sydney

Size: 44 sq km

Industry: Commercial, financial, retail, merchandising, service, transport, entertainment and shipping industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Tanya Plibersek, Labor (15.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Matthew Thompson(Greens)

Warringah

Size: 68 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing; construction; retail; professional, scientific and technical services; health care and social assistance; service and leisure industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Tony Abbott, Liberal (11.5 per cent v Greens)

Challengers:

Kristyn Glanville(Greens)

Dean Harris(Labor)

Susan Moylan-Coombs (independent)

Zali Steggall (independent)

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Watson

Size: 47 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing and service industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Tony Burke, Labor (17.6 per cent)

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Wentworth

Size: 38 sq km

Industry: Finance, property, service, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, education, sport and recreation.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Kerryn Phelps, independent (1.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Dominic Wy Kanak(Greens)

Tim Murray(Labor)

Dave Sharma(Liberal)

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Werriwa

Size: 172 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, retail, health care services and industries

Outer metropolitan

MP: Anne Stanley, Labor (8.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Signe Westerberg(Greens)

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Whitlam

Size: 1331 sq km

Industry: Mining, engineering, light and heavy manufacturing, transport, tourism, construction, dairy farming and retail industries.

Provincial

MP: Stephen Jones, Labor (13.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Jamie Dixon(Greens)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY

Lingiari

Size: 1,348,158 sq km

Industry: Cattle, tourism, horticulture, fishing, light industry in Alice Springs, bauxite, copper, gold and uranium mining.

Rural

MP: Warren Snowdon, Labor (8.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Jacinta Price(Country Liberal)

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Solomon

Size: 191 sq km

Industry: Tourism, mining, horticulture, fishing and light industry.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Luke Gosling, Labor (6.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Kathy Ganley(Country Liberal)

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QUEENSLAND

Blair

Size: 6472 sq km

Industry: Dairy and beef cattle farming, small crop production, commercial, construction and infrastructure industries, tourism and defence.

Provincial

MP: Shayne Neumann, Labor (8.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Michelle Duncan(Greens)

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Bonner

Size: 374 sq km

Industry: tourism, transport, manufacturing and retail. The Port of Brisbane is located in Bonner as are light industrial areas in Murarrie, Hemmant and Lytton.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Ross Vasta, LNP (3.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Barbara Bell(Greens)

Jo Briskey(Labor)

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Bowman

Size: 536 sq km

Industry: Farming, retail and industrial activities. Tourism on the islands and a winery at Mount Cotton.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Andrew Laming, LNP (7.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Tom Baster(Labor)

Emerald Moon(Greens)

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Brisbane

Size: 57 sq km

Industry: The area is mostly residential but contains some light industry. It includes the Queensland Parliament House and Brisbane City Council Chambers. Many Commonwealth Government, State Government and business administrative offices are found in the area.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Trevor Evans, LNP (6 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Andrew Bartlett(Greens)

Paul Newbury(Labor)

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Capricornia

Size: 90,903 sq km

Industry: Primary production, grains, beef cattle, grazing, fishing, coal mining, meat works, dairy products and tourism.

Provincial

MP: Michelle Landry, LNP (0.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Russell Robertson(Labor)

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Dawson

Size: 14,630 sq km

Industry: Various small crops, prawn and fish farms, sugar growing and refining, beef cattle, coal mining related industries, abattoirs and tourism.

Rural

MP: George Christensen, LNP (3.4 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Brendan Bunyan(Katter's Australian)

Belinda Hassan(Labor)

Imogen Lindenberg(Greens)

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Dickson

Size: 724 sq km

Industry: Farming, retail and industrial activities.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Peter Dutton, LNP (1.7 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Benedict Coyne(Greens)

Ali France(Labor)

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Fadden

Size: 387 sq km

Industry: Residential areas are concentrated in the south with semi-rural in the north. Commercial activities include tourism, market gardens, sugar cane farming, and light industry including boat building.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Stuart Robert, LNP (11.2 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Luz Stanton(Labor)

Scott Turner(Greens)

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Fairfax

Size: 1004 sq km

Industry: Avocados, ginger, sugar cane, fruit juice, tropical and exotic fruits, dairy and beef cattle, tourism, health care, construction and infrastructure industries.

Rural

MP: Ted O'Brien, LNP (10.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Michelle Dracoulis(Labor)

Sue Etheridge(Greens)

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Fisher

Size: 1198 sq km

Industry: Health care, retail, tourism, education and construction and development are the major employers. Other industries include pineapple, orchard and flower crops, dairy and beef cattle farming, and horse racing.

Rural

MP: Andrew Wallace, LNP (9.2 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Tracy Burton(Greens)

Daniel Parsell(Labor)

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Flynn

Size: 132,824 sq km

Industry: Primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain and cattle. The Port of Gladstone is a major export facility for the area.

Rural

MP: Ken O'Dowd, LNP (1 per cent)

Challengers:

Zac Beers(Labor)

Sharon Lohse(One Nation)

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Forde

Size: 418 sq km

Industry: Retail, commercial and industrial activities.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Bert van Manen, LNP (0.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Des Hardman(Labor)

Kirsty Petersen (Greens)

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Griffith

Size: 57 sq km

Industry: The area is mostly residential with some food processing and light industry. It is also the location of the world famous Brisbane Cricket Ground known as The Gabba.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Terri Butler, Labor (1.4 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Max Chandler-Mather(Greens)

Olivia Roberts(Liberal National)

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Groom

Size: 5586 sq km

Industry: Agriculture, retailing, food processing, educational and community services. The University of Southern Queensland is located in Toowoomba while the Army Aviation Centre is based at Oakey.

Provincial

MP: John McVeigh, LNP (15.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Alyce Nelligan (Greens)

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Herbert

Size: 941 sq km

Industry: Copper, nickel and zinc refineries, bulk sugar terminal, and tropical fruits, prawn and fishing industry, beef cattle and tourism. Townsville, noted for its port facilities, is also home to James Cook University, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and large defence establishments at Lavarack Barracks (Army) and Garbutt (RAAF).

Provincial

MP: Cathy O'Toole, Labor (0.02 per cent)

Challengers:

Nanette Radeck(Katter's Australian)

Phillip Thompson(Liberal National)

Sam Blackadder (Greens)

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Hinkler

Size: 3818 sq km

Industry: Sugar, a myriad of small crops including tomatoes, avocados and macadamia nuts, rum, fishing, seafood industries and tourism.

Provincial

MP: Keith Pitt, LNP (8.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Damian Huxham(One Nation)

Richard Pascoe(Labor)

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Kennedy

Size: 567,377 sq km

Industry: Mainly primary production including grains (sorghum, sunflowers, wheat), beef cattle, cotton, coal mining, gemstones, sheep, sugar, agricultural services, copper, gold, silver, tin, lead, zinc, uranium, fishing (prawns, crabs, barramundi), marble, tobacco, fruit and vegetables, peanuts, dairy products and tourism.

Rural

MP: Bob Katter, Katter's Australian Party (10.6 notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Frank Beveridge(Liberal National)

Brett McGuire(Labor)

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Leichhardt

Size: 148,559

Industry: Sugar, tropical fruit, aquaculture, cattle, fishing, mining and tourism.

Rural

MP: Warren Entsch, LNP (3.9 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Chad Anderson(Independent)

Elida Faith(Labor)

Daniel McCarthy(Katter's Australian)

Jen Sackley(United Australia)

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Lilley

Size: 144 sq km

Industry: The area is mostly residential but includes Brisbane's domestic and international airports, light and heavy engineering, sea-cargo facilities, chemical production, warehousing (civilian and military), oil refining and storage and various small industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Retiring Wayne Swan, Labor (5.8 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Brad Carswell (Liberal National)

Anika Wells(Labor)

John Meyer (Greens)

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Longman

Size: 1237 sq km

Industry: Tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.

Provincial

MP: Susan Lamb, Labor (4.5 per cent)

Challengers:

Terry Young(LNP)

Simone Dejun (Greens)

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Maranoa

Size: 729,897 sq km

Industry: Mainly primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain, cattle and sheep.

Rural

MP: David Littleproud, LNP (15.9 v One Nation)

Challengers:

Rosemary Moulden(One Nation)

Anthony Wallis(Katter's Australian)

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McPherson

Size: 229 sq km

Industry: Tourism and associated industries and a variety of small industries.

Provincial

MP: Karen Andrews, LNP (11.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Aaron Santelises(Labor)

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Moncrieff

Size: 100 sq km

Industry: Tourism and associated industries and a variety of small industries.

Provincial

MP: Steve Ciobo, LNP (14.5 notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

TBC (LNP)

Tracey Bell(Labor)

Sally Spain(Greens)

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Moreton

Size: 109 sq km

Industry: The area is mainly residential with some light industrial and commercial activities. A light aircraft airport is in Archerfield.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Graham Perrett, Labor (4 per cent)

Challengers:

Patsy O'Brien(Greens)

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Oxley

Size: 159 sq km

Industry: Railway workshops, industrial, light industrial and commercial activities.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Milton Dick, Labor (9.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Steven Purcell (Greens)

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Petrie

Size: 152 sq km

Industry: The area is mainly residential with some light industrial and commercial activities.

Outer Metropolitan

MP: Luke Howarth, LNP (1.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Nikhil Aai Reddy(One Nation)

Jason Kennedy (Greens)

Corinne Mulholland(Labor)

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Rankin

Size: 131 sq km

Industry: A diversity of land use, from residential and acreage suburbs to light industrial.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Jim Chalmers, Labor (11.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Neil Cotter(Greens)

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Ryan

Size: 370 sq km

Industry: The area is mainly residential and acreage suburbs with some commercial and retail activities. The University of Queensland is located on the Brisbane River at St Lucia, while all of Brisbane's television transmitters are on Mount Coot-tha. By way of contrast, some farming still occurs in the outlying suburbs and the division also includes a large portion of Brisbane Forest Park.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Jane Prentice, lost preselection, LNP (8.8 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Peter Cossar(Labor)

Jake Schoermer(Greens)

Julian Simmonds(LNP)

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Wide Bay

Size: 14,227 km

Industry: Eco-tourism (Fraser Island), historical attractions (Maryborough), natural attractions (Cooloola Coast), timber, dairying, grain, grazing, sugar, tropical fruit orchards, and railway rolling stock (including Queensland's 'tilt' trains).

Rural

MP: Llew O'Brien, LNP (8.3 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Daniel Bryar(Greens)

Tim Jerome(Independent)

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Wright

Size: 7577 sq km

Industry: Boutique tourism and a wide range of primary production activities.

Rural

MP: Scott Buchholz (9.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Shannon Girard (Greens)

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide

Size: 86 sq km

Industry: Adelaide CBD, Adelaide Oval, brewery, hospitals, light industry, markets, military barracks, South Australia Parliament, Government House and universities.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Kate Ellis, retiring, Labor (9 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Steve Georganas(Labor MP for Hindmarsh)

Shaun Osborn(Liberal)

Barbara Pocock(Greens)

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Barker

Size: 65,206 sq km

Industry: Beef and dairy cattle, cropping, fishing, forestry, fresh and dried fruit, motor sports, paper products, sheep, timber, transport, tourism, vegetables and viticulture.

Rural

MP: Tony Pasin, Liberal (4.2 per cent v Centre Alliance notionally after redistribution; 14.3 per cent v Labor notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Kelly Gladigau(Centre Alliance)

Rosa Hillam(Greens)

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Boothby

Size: 115 sq km

Industry: Major retailing, army camp and military barracks, tertiary education, tourism, several hospitals and various small industries.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Nicolle Flint, Liberal (2.8 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Nadia Clancy(Labor)

Stef Rozitis(Greens)

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Grey

Size: 908,595 sq km

Industry: Aquaculture, cattle, copper, fishing, gas, gypsum, iron ore, lead smelting, oil, opals, steel industry, salt, slate, tourism, uranium, viticulture, wheat and wool

Rural

MP: Rowan Ramsey, Liberal (1.9 per cent v Centre Alliance notionally after redistribution; 8.5 per cent v Labor notionally after redistribution

Challengers:

Andrea Broadfoot(Centre Alliance)

Candace Champion (Greens)

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Hindmarsh

Size: 122 sq km

Industry: Aviation, cement, commercial fishing, electricity generation, flour mills, grain bulk handling, heavy engineering, major retailing, manufacturing industry, motion picture production, numerous sporting venues, petroleum storage, police academy, shipping, small industries, stevedoring, tourism, warship & submarine construction, waste disposal and wool stores.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Steve Georganas, contesting Adelaide, Labor (8.2 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Mark Butler(Labor)

Matt Farrell(Greens)

Jake Hall-Evans(Liberal)

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Kingston

Size: 165 sq km

Industry: Construction, clothing, desalination plant, engineering, major retailing, optical lenses and various light industries

Outer metropolitan

MP: Amanda Rishworth, Labor (13.5 per cent notionally after redistribution)

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Makin

Size: 162 sq km

Industry: Aviation, brick making, commercial and retail industry, higher education, hobby farmers, horse studs, light manufacturing, Modbury Hospital, tourism and wineries.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Tony Zappia, Labor (10.9 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Stephanie Stewart(Greens)

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Mayo

Size: 9135 sq km

Industry: Apples, Army barracks at Woodside, beef, breweries, cereals, cherries, copper mines, dairying, forestry, natural spring water, pears, sheep, smallgoods, tourism and wine.

Rural

MP: Rebekha Sharkie, Centre Alliance (7.5 per cent)

Challengers:

Georgina Downer(Liberal)

Anne Bourne (Greens)

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Spence (formerly Wakefield)

Size: 532 sq km

Industry: Commercial, defence, Edinburgh RAAF Base, retail and technology based industry, Lyell McEwin Hospital, market gardens and viticulture.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Nick Champion, Labor (17.9 per cent notionally after redistribution)

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Sturt

Size: 97 sq km

Industry: Commercial and retail, light industry, University of South Australia campus and viticulture

Inner metropolitan

MP: Retiring Christopher Pyne, Liberal (5.8 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

James Stevens, Liberal

Paul Boundy(Greens)

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TASMANIA

Bass

Size: 7975 sq km

Industry: Aluminium and ferrous metal smelting, brewery, cattle (dairy and beef) farming, manufacturing, mining, ports and shipping, ship building, timber, tourism, fishing, wineries and wool.

Provincial

MP: Ross Hart, Labor (5.3 notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Bridget Archer(Liberal)

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Braddon

Size: 21,369 sq km

Industry: Forestry, fishing, aquaculture, kelp harvesting, dairying, beef cattle production, and vegetable, poppy and pyrethrum growing are major primary industries. Vegetable processing, cheese manufacture, sawmilling and woodchipping complement these activities. Mining and tourism are major industries in Braddon.

Rural

MP: Justine Keay, Labor (2.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Gavin Pearce(Liberal)

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Clark (formerly Denison)

Size: 292 sq km

Industry: Banking and retail, chocolate and confectionery, catamaran construction, brewery, zinc works, food and timber processing, heavy transport, wholesale trade, engineering works, glass products and port facilities at Hobart.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Andrew Wilkie, independent (17.8 per cent v Labor notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Ben McGregor(Labor)

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Franklin

Size: 10,009 sq km

Industry: Apples, pears, small fruits, aquaculture, fishing, beef cattle, sheep, forestry, cottage industry, vineyards and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Julie Collins, Labor (10.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Dean Young(Liberal)

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Lyons

Size: 35,721 sq km

Industry: Fishing, forestry, wool, cattle (dairy and beef), fruit, wine, hydro-power generation, mining and tourism.

Rural

MP: Brian Mitchell, Labor (4 per cent notionally after redistribution)

Challengers:

Jessica Lyons (Liberals)

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VICTORIA (all margins based on new boundaries)

Aston

Size: 113 sq km

Industry: Light industry, including electronics, chemical production, food manufacturing, retail and healthcare services.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Alan Tudge, Liberal (7.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Kadira Pethiyagoda(Labor)

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Ballarat

Size: 4322 sq km

Industry: Agriculture and farming including beef cattle, sheep, fruit and vegetable production, gold mining, education and training, professional, scientific and technical services, health care, tourism and retail.

Provincial

MP: Catherine King (Labor 7.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Timothy Vo (Liberals)

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Bendigo

Size: 5,496 sq km

Industry: Administrative, commercial and educational. Farming, agricultural and viticultural, gold mining and other extractive industries.

Provincial

MP: Lisa Chesters, Labor (3.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Sam Gayed (Liberals)

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Bruce

Size: 95 sq km

Industry: Commercial, warehousing, light engineering, manufacturing, transport and retail.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Julian Hill, Labor (15.7 per cent)

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Calwell

Size: 265 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, food processing, transport and freight, postal and warehousing, retail, construction, aviation, education and training, and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Maria Vamvakinou, Labor (20.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Genevieve Hamilton (Liberals)

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Casey

Size: 2466 sq km

Industry: Agriculture and farming including orchards, nurseries, flower farms, market gardens and vineyards, manufacturing, education and training, health care, retail and tourism.

Rural

MP: Tony Smith, Liberal (4.5 per cent)

Challengers:

Bill Brindle(Labor)

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Chisholm

Size: 65 sq km

Industry: Light and heavy industries including warehouses and metal, transport, education, and retail.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Julia Banks, Liberal turned independent (3.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Gladys Liu (Liberal)

Jennifer Yang (Labor)

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Cooper (formerly Batman)

Size: 60 sq km

Industry: Retail, manufacturing, education and training, transport, textiles, clothing and footwear, warehousing, construction and healthcare.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Ged Kearney, Labor (0.6 per cent)

--

Corangamite

Size: 5441 sq km

Industry: Tourism, retail, healthcare, agriculture, food production and processing, manufacturing and commercial fishing.

Provincial

MP: Sarah Henderson, Liberal (0.03 per cent)

Challengers:

Libby Coker(Labor)

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Corio

Size: 773 sq km

Industry: Health and allied services, education and research, manufacturing, tourism, agribusiness, construction and business services.

Provincial

MP: Richard Marles, Labor (8.3 per cent)

--

Deakin

Size: 79 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries, and education.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Michael Sukkar, Liberal (6.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Shireen Morris(Labor)

--

Dunkley

Size: 152 sq km

Industry: Light industry, commercial and retail.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Chris Crewther, Liberal (ALP 1.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Peta Murphy (Labor)

--

Flinders

Size: 871 sq km

Industry: Healthcare, retail, dairy farms, fishing, poultry, orchards, light industries, education and training, wineries, and tourism.

Rural

MP: Greg Hunt, Liberal (7.2 per cent)

Challengers:

Julia Banks (independent)

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Fraser

Size: 106 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, wholesale trade, construction, transport and warehousing, retail trade, health care and education. Major industrial areas are located in the eastern and southern parts of the division.

Outer metropolitan

MP: new seat (20.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Daniel Mulino (Labor)

--

Gellibrand

Size: 124 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, construction, food processing, education and training, healthcare, tourism and retail.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Tim Watts, Labor (14.7 per cent)

--

Gippsland

Size: 33,182 sq km

Industry: Farming and agriculture, gas and electricity, mining, health care, retail, education and training, and correctional and defence services, tourism, forestry and fishing.

Rural

MP: Darren Chester, Nationals (18.2 per cent)

--

Goldstein

Size: 50 sq km

Industry: Light industrial and commercial activities and retail trade.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Tim Wilson, Liberal (12.7 per cent)

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Gorton

Size: 540 sq km

Industry: Harness racing, horse training and breeding facilities, retail, construction, health care, transport and warehousing.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Brendan O'Connor, Labor (18.3 per cent)

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Higgins

Size: 41 sq km

Industry: Retail, health care, food services and education.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal, not contesting (7.8 per cent v Greens; 10.2 per cent v Labor)

Challengers:

Katie Allen (Liberal)

Jason Ball(Greens)

Fiona McLeod(Labor)

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Holt

Size: 266 sq km

Industry: Light industry, retail, education and training, manufacturing, health care and construction.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Anthony Byrne, Labor (9.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Jennifer Van Den Broek (Liberals)

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Hotham

Size: 83 sq km

Industry: Retail, health care, food services and education.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Clare O'Neil, Labor (4.2 per cent)

Challengers:

George Hua (Liberal)

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Indi

Size: 29,187 sq km

Industry: Tourism, forestry, wood chipping, viticulture, agriculture, timber processing and manufacturing.

Rural

MP: Cathy McGowan, retiring, independent (4.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Eric Kerr(Labor)

Steve Martin(Liberal)

Mark Byatt (Nationals)

Helen Haines (independent)

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Isaacs

Size: 155 sq km

Industry: Light manufacturing, aviation and retail.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Mark Dreyfus, Labor (2.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Jeremy Hearn (Liberals)

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Jagajaga

Size: 104 sq km

Industry: Commercial and light industrial area which includes construction, and retail trade.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Jenny Macklin, retiring, Labor (5 per cent)

Challengers:

Kate Thwaites(Labor)

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Kooyong

Size: 55 sq km

Industry: Retail, health care, education and training.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Josh Frydenberg, Liberal (12.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Oliver Yates (independent)

Julian Burnside (Greens)

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Lalor

Size: 493 sq km

Industry: Melbourne's water treatment plant, market gardening, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, construction, retail, education and training, health care and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Joanne Ryan, Labor (14.4 per cent)

--

La Trobe

Size: 748 sq km

Industry: Agriculture and horticulture, including dairy and beef farming and vegetable production, construction, education and training, retail and tourism.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Jason Wood, Liberal (3.5 per cent)

Challengers:

Simon Curtis (Labor)

Amy Gregorovich (Greens)

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Macnamara (formerly Melbourne Ports)

Size: 41 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, commercial and retail enterprises and tourism.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Michael Danby, retiring, Labor (1.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Kate Ashmor(Liberal)

Josh Burns(Labor)

Steph Hodgins-May(Greens)

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Mallee

Size: 81,962 sq km

Industry: Dried fruit, citrus and stone fruit, wheat and cereals, wool, sheep, vegetables, vineyards, olive oil, dairy and beef cattle, meat works, mining and flour milling.

Rural

MP: Andrew Broad, not recontesting, Nationals (19.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Ray Kingston (independent)

Anne Webster (Nationals)

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Maribyrnong

Size: 64 sq km

Industry: Retail, health care, education and training.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Bill Shorten, Labor (9.4 per cent)

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McEwen

Size: 2670 sq km

Industry: Cattle grazing, wool growing, market gardening, wines, dairying, various small businesses and tourism.

Rural

MP: Rob Mitchell, Labor (5.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Phillip Fusco (Liberals)

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Melbourne

Size: 40 sq km

Industry: Professional, scientific and technical services, financial services, accommodation and food services, health care, education and training, retail and manufacturing.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Adam Bandt, Greens (19 per cent v Liberal)

Challengers:

Luke Creasey(Labor)

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Menzies

Size: 184 sq km

Industry: Retail, healthcare, education and training, manufacturing and various light industries.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Kevin Andrews, Liberal (7.9 per cent)

Challengers:

Stella Yee(Labor)

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Monash (formerly McMillan)

Size: 8879 sq km

Industry: Dairy farming, agriculture, wineries, fishing, construction, food services, manufacturing, transportation and tourism.

Rural

MP: Russell Broadbent, Liberal (7.6 per cent)

Challengers:

William Hornstra (Greens)

Jessica O'Donnell (Labor)

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Nicholls (formerly Murray)

Size: 14,768 sq km

Industry: Dairy farming and agriculture including wineries and orchards, food processing, health care, education and training, and retail.

Rural

MP: Damian Drum, Nationals (22.3 per cent)

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Scullin

Size: 116 sq km

Industry: Manufacturing, light industrial, food processing, packaging and distribution, health and education.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Andrew Giles, Labor (20.4 per cent)

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Wannon

Size: 33,419 sq km

Industry: Agriculture and farming including dairy and beef, lamb and wool production, wineries, forestry, fishing, power generation and wind farms, aluminium smelting, mining, retail and tourism.

Rural

MP: Dan Tehan, Liberal (9.3 per cent)

Challengers:

Michael Barling (Labor)

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Wills

Size: 46 sq km

Industry: Paper, tiles, clothing manufacturing, steel, paints, glass, textiles, Australian Defence Industries, joinery, electrical goods, retail and hardware industries.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Peter Khalil (4.9 per cent v Greens)

Challengers:

Adam Pulford (Greens)

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Brand

Size: 377 sq km

Industry: Heavy industry in the Kwinana industrial area, alumina refining, medical, construction, retail trade and the naval base, HMAS Stirling, on Garden Island.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Madeleine King, Labor (11.4 per cent)

Challengers:

Jody Freeman(Greens)

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Burt

Size: 172 sq km

Industry: Light industry, commercial, medical and retail trade, construction and manufacturing.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Matt Keogh, Labor (7.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Simone Collins(Greens)

David Goode(Liberal)

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Canning

Size: 6304 sq km

Industry: Some heavy and light industry, mining, agriculture, recreation, tourism and forestry.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Andrew Hastie, Liberal (6.8 per cent)

Challengers:

Jodie Moffat(Greens)

Mellisa Teede(Labor)

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Cowan

Size: 180 sq km

Industry: Mainly retail and service industries, with some light industry, manufacturing and market gardens.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Anne Aly, Labor (0.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Mark Cooper(Greens)

Isaac Stewart(Liberal)

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Curtin

Size: 98 sq km

Industry: Industries include medical, education, retail, recreation, light industrial, professional services, commercial, and hospitality.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Julie Bishop retiring, Liberal (20.7 per cent)

Challengers:

Celia Hammond (Liberals)

Cameron Pidgeon(Greens)

Tony Walker(Labor)

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Durack

Size: 1,629,858

Industry: Fishing, agriculture, mining and tourism.

Rural

MP: Melissa Price, Liberal (11. 1 per cent)

Challengers:

Johani Mamid (Greens)

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Forrest

Size: 11,072 sq km

Industry: Agriculture, forestry, mining, fisheries, manufacturing, commerce and tourism.

Rural

MP: Nola Marino, Liberal (12.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Nerilee Boshammer(Greens)

Anthony Marinovich(Labor)

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Fremantle

Size: 196 sq km

Industry: Industries include retail, commercial, manufacturing, medical, education, professional services, hospitality, tourism and fishing.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Josh Wilson, Labor (23.3 v Liberal Democrats at 2018 by-election; 7.5 per cent v Liberal 2016 election)

Challengers:

Nicole Robins(Liberal)

Jesse Hutchinson (Greens)

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Hasluck

Size: 1192 sq km

Industry: Retail, transport and service industries, light industry, medical, construction, manufacturing and agriculture.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Ken Wyatt, Liberal (2.1 per cent)

Challengers:

James Martin(Labor)

Lee-Anne Miles(Greens)

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Moore

Size: 90 sq km

Industry: Medical, education, retail, recreation, light industrial, commercial, and hospitality.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Ian Goodenough, Liberal (11 per cent)

Challengers:

Tony O'Gorman(Labor)

Daniel Vujcich (Greens)

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O'Connor

Size: 868,576 sq km

Industry: Agriculture, fishing, forestry, aquaculture, mining and tourism.

Rural

MP: Rick Wilson, Liberal (15 per cent)

Challengers:

Nelson Blake Gilmour(Greens)

John Hassell(Nationals)

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Pearce

Size: 13,250 sq km

Industry: Fishing, tourism, agriculture, hospitality, retail, commercial and education. Pearce Air Base located in Bullsbrook.

Outer metropolitan

MP: Christian Porter, Liberal (3.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Kim Travers(Labor)

Eugene Marshall (Greens)

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Perth

Size: 80 sq km

Industry: Medical, education, retail, recreation, light industrial, commercial, tourism, transport, professional services, public services and hospitality.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Patrick Gorman, Labor (13.3 v Greens at 2018 by-election; 3.3 v Liberal at 2016 election)

Challengers:

Jim Grayden(Liberal)

Caroline Perks (Greens)

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Stirling

Size: 74 sq km

Industry: Light industrial, retail, commercial, medical, fishing, tourism and recreation.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Michael Keenan, not contesting, Liberal (6.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Judith Cullity(Greens)

Melita Markey(Labor)

Vince Connelly (Liberal)

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Swan

Size: 134 sq km

Industry: Education, tourism, recreation, light industry, commercial, retail and transport.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Steve Irons, Liberal (3.6 per cent)

Challengers:

Hannah Beazley(Labor)

Liberty Cramer(Greens)

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Tangney

Size: 83 sq km

Industry: Industries include light industrial, retail, commercial, medical, education and recreation.

Inner metropolitan

MP: Ben Morton, Liberal (11.1 per cent)

Challengers:

Marion Boswell(Labor)

Martin Spencer(Greens)

(Sources: Australian Electoral Commission, ABC election analyst Antony Green)


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