Division of Barton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BartonAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Barton (green) in New South Wales
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| Created | 1922 |
| MP | Nickolas Varvaris |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Sir Edmund Barton |
| Area | 44 km2 (17.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
The Division of Barton is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia.
It includes the inner suburbs of Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carss Park, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, Turrella and Wolli Creek and parts of Beverly Hills, Carlton, Earlwood and Kingsgrove.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Frederick McDonald | Labor | 1922–1925 | |
| Thomas Ley | Nationalist | 1925–1928 | |
| James Tully | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
| Albert Lane | United Australia | 1931–1940 | |
| H. V. Evatt | Labor | 1940–1958 | |
| Leonard Reynolds | Labor | 1958–1966 | |
| William Arthur | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Leonard Reynolds | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
| James Bradfield | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
| Gary Punch | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Robert McClelland | Labor | 1996-2013 | |
| Nickolas Varvaris | Liberal | 2013–2016 | |
| Linda Burney | Labor | 2016 - present | |
Dr H. V. Evatt was the Leader of the ALP 1951–60. Evatt nearly lost the seat in 1951 and 1955, and in 1958 he moved to the safe seat of Hunter.
The first member for Barton was Labor's Frederick McDonald. He disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Nationalist Thomas Ley. It is now believed that Ley had him murdered. Ley was later found to be insane and died in Broadmoor Asylum in Britain. Robert McClelland, was Australia's Attorney-General. Linda Burney is the first Indigenous Australian woman elected to the Australian parliament.
Election results
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Sir Edmund Barton, the division's namesake
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