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Electorate
State:
New South Wales
Name Derivation:
Named after Captain John Macarthur (1767-1834) and Elizabeth Macarthur
(1769-1850) early settlers in Australia and an influential force on the
colony. They were the founders of the Australian merino wool industry.
Area and Location Description:
It covers an area of approximately 573 sq km stretching from Badgery’s
Creek in the north. East of the Nepean River to the north of Woodbridge Road
and part east of Remembrance Drive in the Wollondilly Shire. Macarthur
shares common boundaries with the Division of Lindsay in the north, Werriwa,
Hughes and Cunningham in the east, and Hume in the south. The main towns
include Badgery’s Creek, Bringelly, Camden, Campbelltown, Cobbitty,
Leppington, Mount Annan, Narellan and Wedderburn.
Products/Industries of the area:
Small businesses and commercial activities, fruit, vegetables, lucerne
and fodder crops, wine, dairying, horse-breeding/agistment and tourism.
 Electorate
Map:
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