Division of Wentworth facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WentworthAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Wentworth (green) in New South Wales
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | William Wentworth |
| Electors | 109,262 (2013) |
| Area | 30 km2 (11.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Wentworth is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions set up in 1901 for the first federal election. The division is named after William Charles Wentworth (1790–1872), an Australian explorer and politician. In 1813 he crossed the Blue Mountains with Blaxland and Lawson.
The Division, in terms of area, is the smallest in Australia. It includes the suburbs of Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Centennial Park, Clovelly, Darlinghurst, Darling Point, Dover Heights, Double Bay, East Sydney, Edgecliff, Elizabeth Bay, Kings Cross, North Bondi, Paddington, Point Piper, Potts Point, Queens Park, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay, Waverley, Woollahra and Woolloomooloo; and parts of Randwick.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Sir William McMillan | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
| Willie Kelly | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Walter Marks | Nationalist | 1919–1929 | |
| Independent | 1929–1930 | ||
| Australian | 1930–1931 | ||
| United Australia | 1931 | ||
| (Sir) Eric Harrison | United Australia | 1931–1944 | |
| Liberal | 1944–1956 | ||
| Les Bury | Liberal | 1956–1974 | |
| Bob Ellicott | Liberal | 1974–1981 | |
| Peter Coleman | Liberal | 1981–1987 | |
| John Hewson | Liberal | 1987–1995 | |
| Andrew Thomson | Liberal | 1995–2001 | |
| Peter King | Liberal | 2001–2004 | |
| Independent | 2004 | ||
| Malcolm Turnbull | Liberal | 2004–2018 | |
| Kerryn Phelps | Independent | 2018–present | |
Eric Harrison was a minister in the governments of Joseph Lyons and Robert Menzies. He was also deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. He resign in 1956 and became Australian High Commissioner in London. Bob Ellicott was Attorney-General from 1975-1977. He also served as Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Capital Territory. He resigned in 1981 to become a judge on the Federal Court of Australia. John Hewson and Malcolm Turnbull both served as Leaders of the Opposition, and Turnbull served as Prime Minister from 2015 to 2018. Peter King lost Liberal Party support, and decided to become an independent. He was banned from the Liberal Party for 10 years.
After Malcolm Turnbull was removed as Prime Minister by the Liberal Party he resigned from the Parliament. A by-election was held for the seat which was one by an independent candidate, Kerryn Phelps.
Election results
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William Charles Wentworth, the division's namesake
