Division of Blaxland
| Blaxland Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Blaxland (green) in New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Jason Clare |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Gregory Blaxland |
| Area: | 62 km² (24 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It is based in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the working-class suburbs of Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Regents Park, Sefton, Villawood, Woodpark, Yagoona and Yennora and parts of Auburn, Bankstown, Berala, Fairfield, Granville, Guildford, Merrylands, Smithfield and South Granville.
It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its creation. Its most notable member has been Paul Keating, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1991-96. Keating's successor, Michael Hatton, lost preselection for this seat to Jason Clare, who was a staffer for former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr.[1]
The division was created in 1949 and is named after Gregory Blaxland, a farmer and an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.[2]
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| James Harrison | Labor | 1949–1969 | |
| Paul Keating | Labor | 1969–1996 | |
| Michael Hatton | Labor | 1996–2007 | |
| Jason Clare | Labor | 2007–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Blaxland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Jason Clare | 37,641 | 50.98 | -8.78 | |
| Liberal | Mark Majewski | 24,583 | 33.30 | +7.11 | |
| Greens | Malikeh Michels | 4,625 | 6.26 | +0.69 | |
| Independent | Abdul Charaf | 2,131 | 2.89 | +2.89 | |
| Socialist Equality | Richard Phillips | 2,058 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
| One Nation | Bob Vinnicombe | 1,351 | 1.83 | +0.74 | |
| Independent | David Ball | 1,153 | 1.56 | +1.56 | |
| Ronald Poulsen | 288 | 0.39 | +0.39 | ||
| Total formal votes | 73,830 | 85.94 | -5.17 | ||
| Informal votes | 12,081 | 14.06 | +5.17 | ||
| Turnout | 85,911 | 90.10 | -2.65 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jason Clare | 45,948 | 62.23 | -4.42 | |
| Liberal | Mark Majewski | 27,882 | 37.77 | +4.42 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.42 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Bowe, William. "Blaxland". House of Representatives 2007. The Poll Bludger. http://www.pollbludger.com/fed2007/blaxland.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Division of Blaxland - Australian Electoral Commission.
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