Division of Parramatta
| Parramatta Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Parramatta (green) in New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Julie Owens |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Area: | 56 km² (22 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the locality of Parramatta. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal word for the area. The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. They called the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means "the place where the eels lie down".[1]
The division is based in the western suburbs of Sydney. Besides Parramatta, it includes Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Granville, Harris Park, Holroyd, Mays Hill, North Parramatta, Oatlands, Old Toongabbie, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Wentworthville, Westmead and parts of Dundas, Ermington, Guildford, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Northmead, North Rocks, Pendle Hill, South Granville and South Wentworthville. It has existed since Federation.
The division lies between Labor's traditional heartland of western Sydney and the traditional Liberal stronghold of the North Shore. As a result, whenever the seat is redistributed, a shift of a few kilometres to the west or north can radically alter its political landscape.[2] For instance, in the 2006 redistribution, Parramatta changed its status, shifting from marginally Labor to notionally marginally Liberal (as defined by the Australian Electoral Commission). Nevertheless, as was widely expected[3] at the federal election held in November 2007, the incumbent Labor member, Julie Owens, held the seat ahead of Liberal candidate Colin Robinson, a member of the Electrical Trades Union.[3] with an increased majority.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Joseph Cook | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1901–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1916 | ||
| Nationalist | 1916–1921 | ||
| Herbert Pratten | Nationalist | 1921–1922 | |
| Eric Bowden | Nationalist | 1922–1929 | |
| Albert Rowe | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| Frederick Stewart | United Australia | 1931–1946 | |
| Howard Beale | Liberal | 1946–1958 | |
| Garfield Barwick | Liberal | 1958–1964 | |
| Nigel Bowen | Liberal | 1964–1973 | |
| Philip Ruddock | Liberal | 1973–1977 | |
| John Brown | Labor | 1977–1990 | |
| Paul Elliott | Labor | 1990–1996 | |
| Ross Cameron | Liberal | 1996–2004 | |
| Julie Owens | Labor | 2004–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Parramatta | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Julie Owens | 34,818 | 44.46 | -8.94 | |
| Liberal | Charles Camenzuli | 31,889 | 40.72 | +6.14 | |
| Greens | Phil Bradley | 6,237 | 7.96 | +2.66 | |
| Christian Democrats | Alex Sharah | 2,404 | 3.07 | -0.22 | |
| Independent | Kalpesh Patel | 1,436 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
| Socialist Equality | Chris Gordon | 1,203 | 1.54 | +1.38 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Duncan Roden | 330 | 0.42 | -0.14 | |
| Total formal votes | 78,317 | 91.35 | -2.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 7,418 | 8.65 | +2.03 | ||
| Turnout | 85,735 | 91.19 | -1.40 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Julie Owens | 42,583 | 54.37 | -5.49 | |
| Liberal | Charles Camenzuli | 35,734 | 45.63 | +5.49 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -5.49 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Troy, Jakelin. "The Sydney Language". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 76.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/parr.htm
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "Division of Parramatta". Guide to the 2007 Federal Election. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/2007seats/parramatta.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
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