The Division of Page is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the far north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It includes the towns of Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Tyringham, Bonalbo, Nimbin and Iluka.
The Division is named after Rt Hon Sir Earle Page, the first leader of the Country Party of Australia and the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. Originally, much of its current territory (including Page's home of Grafton) was located in neighboring Cowper, which Page represented from 1919 to 1961. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 Federal election. The seat is currently a marginal Labor seat. It was previously held by Ian Causley, the Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.
Causley retired at the 2007 election, and was replaced as the National candidate by former Mayor of Maclean Chris Gulaptis. The Labor Party selected Janelle Saffin, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, who took the seat with a swing of around 8%.
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