For all its reputation as a “bellwether seat” usually going with the government of the day, Eden-Monaro has not been a seat in which has sat many ministerial bums. Since 1943, it has produced only two ministers – Gary Nairn under John Howard and the retired incumbent, Mike Kelly under Julia Gillard.
But it always has produced feisty local members who have been committed to their communities and, regardless of party label, are chiefly remembered as Members for Eden-Monaro.
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