Division of Whetstone

The Division of Whetstone (/ˈwɛtstən/  wet -stən) is a Craftian federal division in the state of Berhardsson. It was created in 1956 and was first contested at the 1957 general election. It was abolished in 1986 and recreated in 2022, covering a similar area to its original incarnation. It is the first division named after a woman, with its namesake being poet and suffragette Angela Whetstone (1867–1946). Originally, the division was a provincial electorate to the east of Grumbroe. However, due to population growth, it has shifted significantly towards the Grumbroe-Stromville metropolitan area and now takes in the outermost suburbs of the two cities.

The sitting member, since the 2058 federal election, is Wilfrid Foré, a member of the National United Party.

History
In both of its incarnations, Whetstone has remained a fairly safe seat for the left-leaning National Labour Party and the National United Party. It has been held by a centre-right party for just 7 of its 81 years of existence. This pattern has continued even as the seat shifted away from its roots in the rural Venturas Peninsula to suburban Grumbroe. The NUP has held the seat without interruption since 2031.