Division of Sydney

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The Division of Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located around the central city area of Sydney, and includes many inner suburbs such as Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Redfern, Camperdown, Glebe, Balmain, Potts Point and the Sydney central business district itself. The Division also incorporates all the waters of Port Jackson, except for Middle Harbour and North Harbour. It also covers Lord Howe Island.

The Division was named for the city of Sydney, which itself was named after former British Home Secretary Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of November 21 1968, and was first contested at the 1969 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Labor seat.

Members

James Cope (Labor) 1969-1975
James McMahon (Labor) 1975-1983
Peter Baldwin (Labor) 1983-1998
Tanya Plibersek (Labor) 1998-

External Links

"Division of Sydney". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. URL accessed on July 4, 2005. (PDF, 175 kB)

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