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Line 19: The Division is named after Sir [[Norman Lindsay]], the prominent Australian [[artist]], [[writer]] and [[sculpture\|sculptor]]. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984 and was first contested at the [[Australian federal election, 1984\|1984 Federal election]]. The division of Lindsay is well known{{Whom?\|date=April 2011}} for its bellwether status. InAt every Federal election since its creation in 1984, its winning member of parliament has been from the party winning government. This has been widely attributed to Lindsay's buildup as an [[economically]] sensitive seat. The mortgage belt status of the electorate means [[finance\|fiscal]] matters such as interest rates, job security, petrol prices and quality of transportation are always critical issues at [[Government of Australia\|federal]] elections. The geographic buildup of the seat consists of Liberal voting areas in the west, Labor voting areas in the east and swing areas in the centre. Prior to the 1996 election, it was considered a safe Labor seat, until a swing of more than 10% removed the then MP [[Ross Free]] from office. However a [[Lindsay by-election, 1996\|by-election]] was called when it was revealed that there were eligibility problems, due to citizenship, with [[Jackie Kelly]]'s election. Jackie Kelly won the subsequent by-election with an additional 6.69% swing towards her.

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