Division of Riverina

Riverina Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Riverina (green) within New South Wales
Dates current	1901–1984, 1992–present
MP	Michael McCormack
Party	National
Namesake	Riverina
Electors	100,116 (2013)[1]
Area	61,435 km2 (23,720.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Riverina is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. It was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first Australian federal election in 1901. It was named after the Riverina region in which it is located.^[2]

The division includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith and the towns of Coleambally, Coolamon, Gundagai, Hillston,Junee, Leeton, Narrandera, Temora, Tumut, Tumbarumba and West Wyalong.^[2] The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the division.

1. ↑ "NSW Division - Riverina, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Profile of the electoral division of Riverina (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.