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{{short description|Former Australian federal electoral division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate | federal = yes
|name     = Lang
|image    = 
|caption  = 
|state    = nsw
|created  = 1901
|abolished = 1977
|namesake = [[John Dunmore Lang]]
}}
The '''Division of Lang''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[New South Wales]]. It was located in the southern suburbs of [[Sydney]], and was named after Rev. [[John Dunmore Lang]], a Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and advocate of Australian independence. It originally included the suburbs of [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] and [[Marrickville, New South Wales|Marrickville]], but by the time it was abolished in 1977, it covered the suburbs of [[Lakemba, New South Wales|Lakemba]] and [[Belmore, New South Wales|Belmore]].  The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the [[1901 Australian federal election|first Federal election]].  It was held by the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] for all but one term after 1928, and in its final form was very safe for that party.  It was abolished at the redistribution of 31 October 1977.<ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22hansard80%2Fhansardr80%2F1979-05-01%2F0003%22 DEATH OF THE HONOURABLE FRANCIS EUGENE STEWART, M.P]</ref>

==Members==
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| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Francis McLean.jpg|100px]]
| [[Francis McLean (politician)|Francis McLean]]<br />{{small|(1863–1926)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Free Trade Party|Free Trade]]
| nowrap | [[1901 Australian federal election|29 March 1901]] –<br/>[[1903 Australian federal election|23 November 1903]]
| Previously held the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Marrickville|Marrickville]]. Did not contest in [[1903 Australian federal election|1903]]. Failed to win the Division of [[Division of Hume|Hume]]

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| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Elliot Johnson.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Elliot Johnson (politician)|Sir Elliot Johnson]]<br />{{small|(1862–1932)}}
| nowrap | [[1903 Australian federal election|16 December 1903]] –<br/>1906
| rowspan=4 | Served as [[Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives|Speaker]] during the [[Joseph Cook|Cook]], [[Billy Hughes|Hughes]] and [[Stanley Bruce|Bruce]] Governments. Lost seat
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| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Free Trade Party|Anti-Socialist]]
| nowrap | 1906 –<br/>26 May 1909
|-
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Liberal Party (Australia, 1909)|Liberal]]
| nowrap | 26 May 1909 –<br/>17 February 1917
|-
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
| nowrap | 17 February 1917 –<br/>[[1928 Australian federal election|17 November 1928]]

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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:William Long.jpg|100px]] 
| [[William Long (Australian politician)|William Long]]<br />{{small|(1885–1957)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1928 Australian federal election|17 November 1928]] –<br/>[[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]]
| Lost seat

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| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Adam Dein.jpg|100px]]
| [[Dick Dein]]<br />{{small|(1889–1969)}}
| [[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
| nowrap | [[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]] –<br/>[[1931 Australian federal election|7 August 1934]]
| Transferred to the [[Australian Senate|Senate]]

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| {{Australian party style|Labor (NSW)}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Daniel Mulcahy.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Dan Mulcahy]]<br />{{small|(1882–1953)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party (NSW)|Labor (NSW)]]
| nowrap | [[1934 Australian federal election|15 September 1934]] –<br/>February 1936
| rowspan=4 | Died in office
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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | February 1936 –<br/>2 May 1940
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| {{Australian party style|Labor (Non-Communist)}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)|Labor (Non-Communist)]]
| nowrap | 2 May 1940 –<br/>February 1941
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | February 1941 –<br/>13 July 1953

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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Frank Stewart 1973 (cropped).jpg|100px]] 
| [[Frank Stewart]]<br />{{small|(1923–1979)}}
| nowrap | [[1953 Lang by-election|29 August 1953]] –<br/>[[1977 Australian federal election|10 December 1977]]
| Served as minister under [[Whitlam Government|Whitlam]]. Transferred to the Division of [[Division of Grayndler|Grayndler]] after Lang was abolished in 1977
|}

==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of Lang}}

==References==
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{{Australian federal divisions of New South Wales}}

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