Division of Banks
Banks Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Division of Banks in New South Wales, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
Created | 1949 |
MP | David Coleman |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Sir Joseph Banks |
Electors | 106,364 (2019) |
Area | 53 km2 (20.5 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Banks is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
History
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The division was created in 1949 and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It has always been based in the south-western and southern suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Padstow, Panania, Peakhurst and Revesby.
Up until 2013, it was held since its creation by the Australian Labor Party, but has grown increasingly marginal from the 1990s onward. It was almost lost in 2004, but the 2006 redistribution added areas to the west in Bankstown and Condell Park which strengthened the seat for Labor. These areas were lost in the 2009 redistribution, which pushed Banks into new areas in the east, around Hurstville. Long-term Labor member, Daryl Melham, was defeated at the 2013 federal election by current member David Coleman. Coleman became the first ever Liberal and non-Labor member of the seat, breaking a 64-year tradition.
Boundaries
The division includes the suburbs of Allawah, East Hills, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, and South Hurstville; and parts of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Blakehurst, Carlton, Condell Park, Connells Point, Milperra, Narwee, Padstow, Penshurst, Revesby, and Riverwood.
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Dominic Costa (1900–1976) |
Labor | 10 December 1949 – 29 September 1969 |
Retired | |
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Vince Martin (1920–2001) |
Labor | 25 October 1969 – 19 September 1980 |
Lost preselection and retired | |
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John Mountford (1933–) |
Labor | 18 October 1980 – 19 February 1990 |
Retired | |
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Daryl Melham (1954–) |
Labor | 24 March 1990 – 7 September 2013 |
Lost seat | |
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David Coleman (1974–) |
Liberal | 7 September 2013 – present |
Incumbent. Currently a minister in the Morrison Government |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Coleman | 46,709 | 50.92 | +7.03 | |
Labor | Chris Gambian | 33,341 | 36.35 | −3.60 | |
Greens | Gianluca Dragone | 5,339 | 5.82 | +0.00 | |
Christian Democrats | Ki Man Ho | 2,624 | 2.86 | −2.46 | |
United Australia | Reginald Wright | 2,029 | 2.21 | +2.21 | |
Animal Justice | Anjali Thakur | 1,688 | 1.84 | +0.11 | |
Total formal votes | 91,730 | 92.80 | −0.30 | ||
Informal votes | 7,115 | 7.20 | +0.30 | ||
Turnout | 98,845 | 93.03 | +1.04 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | David Coleman | 51,609 | 56.26 | +4.82 | |
Labor | Chris Gambian | 40,121 | 43.74 | −4.82 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.82 |
References
- ^ Banks, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.