Mackellar is a safe Liberal seat on the northern beaches of Sydney. It covers suburbs such as Frenchs Forest, Dee Why, Narrabeen, Avalon and Collaroy.
Mackellar is held by senior Liberal Bronwyn Bishop, who has held the seat since 1994 and had previously served as a Senator for New South Wales. Bishop was once considered a leadership contender, but her chances quickly faded, and she served only as a junior minister in the first two terms of the Howard government. The seat is very strongly Liberal and she should have no trouble winning re-election in 2010.
