Division of West Sydney facts for kids
This page is about the Australian federal electorate. For the New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of West Sydney.
Quick facts for kids West SydneyAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created | 1901 |
| Abolished | 1969 |
| Namesake | West Sydney |
The Division of West Sydney was an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, and at various times included the suburbs of Pyrmont, Darling Harbour, Surry Hills, Balmain, Glebe, and from 1955 to 1969, Lord Howe Island.
The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was the first of four seats to be held by Billy Hughes, the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia and the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament. It was also held by T. J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Billy Hughes | Labour | 1901–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1917 | ||
| Con Wallace | Labor | 1917–1919 | |
| T. J. Ryan | Labor | 1919–1921 | |
| William Lambert | Labor | 1921–1928 | |
| Jack Beasley | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
| Labor (NSW) | 1931–1936 | ||
| Labor | 1936–1940 | ||
| Labor (Non-Communist) | 1940–1941 | ||
| Labor | 1941–1946 | ||
| William O'Connor | Labor | 1946–1949 | |
| Dan Minogue | Labor | 1949–1969 | |
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