- Division of Lowe
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Lowe
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lowe (green) in New South Wales prior to abolitionCreated: 1949 Abolished: 2010 Namesake: Robert Lowe Electors: 87,153 Area: 39 km² (15 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Lowe was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It included the suburbs of Drummoyne, Five Dock, Croydon, Croydon Park, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Rhodes, Canada Bay, Cabarita, Abbotsford and Mortlake.
The Division was named after the Rt Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, who retained the seat for over 32 years, until 1982. He was Prime Minister 1971-72.
Following the 2009 redistribution of NSW, the seat of Lowe was renamed Reid from the 2010 Australian federal election.[1] The previous Division of Reid was abolished and the name was transferred to Lowe.[2]
Contents
Members
Member Party Term William McMahon Liberal 1949–1982 Michael Maher Labor 1982–1987 Bob Woods Liberal 1987–1993 Mary Easson Labor 1993–1996 Paul Zammit Liberal 1996–1998 Independent 1998–1998 John Murphy Labor 1998–2010 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of LoweReferences
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
- ^ Grattan, Michelle (November 22, 2009). "Buckle up for an elections roller-coaster ride". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/buckle-up-for-an-elections-rollercoaster-ride-20091121-is3p.html.
- ^ http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2009/10/federal-redistribution-final-boundaries-for-new-south-wales.html#more
External links
- "Division of Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/l/lowe.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-29. (PDF, 184 kB)
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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