Division of Sydney facts for kids
Quick facts for kids SydneyAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Sydney (green) in New South Wales
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| Created | 1968 |
| MP | Tanya Plibersek |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Sydney |
| Electors | 106,402 (2013) |
| Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Sydney is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is named for Sydney, which itself was named after former British Home Secretary Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. It was set up for the 1969 election to replace the old Division of East Sydney and Division of West Sydney.
The division is located around Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Alexandria, Balmain, Beaconsfield, Birchgrove, Broadway, Chippendale, Darlington, Erskineville, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haymarket, Millers Point, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rosebery, Surry Hills, The Rocks, Ultimo, Waterloo, Zetland and parts of Annandale, Camperdown, Newtown, and Rozelle. The islands in Port Jackson from Spectacle Island to the Sydney Heads are included as well as Lord Howe Island in the Tasman.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Jim Cope | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
| Leslie McMahon | Labor | 1975–1983 | |
| Peter Baldwin | Labor | 1983–1998 | |
| Tanya Plibersek | Labor | 1998–present | |
Tanya Plibersek served in both the Rudd and Gillard governments as Minister for Health, Minister for Human Services and Minister for Housing. She has been Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labor Party since 2013.
Election results
Images for kids
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The city of Sydney, the division's namesake
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