Division of Sydney
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The Division of Sydney is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division encompasses Sydney CBD and surrounding areas to the south and west, as well as Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
Since 1998 its MP has been Tanya Plibersek of the Labor Party.
History
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The division draws its name from Sydney, the most populous city in Australia, which itself was named after former British Home Secretary Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 21 November 1968, replacing the old Division of Dalley, Division of East Sydney and Division of West Sydney; it was first contested at the 1969 election.
The seat is a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) which has never polled less than 60% of the two-party preferred vote at any election. In line with a national trend towards progressive inner-city voting, the seat had the highest number of Green votes in any federal electorate in 2004, though by 2013 it had dropped to seventh-highest. The current Member for the Division of Sydney, since the 1998 federal election, is Tanya Plibersek, a member of the ALP. Sydney is currently Labor's third safest seat, with 68.67% on the 2PP.
As at the 2001 census, the electorate had the highest number of same-sex couples in Australia (2,265).[1]
Boundaries
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[2]
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Members
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Labor | 25 October 1969 – 11 November 1975 |
Previously held the Division of Watson. Served as Speaker during the Whitlam government. Retired |
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13 December 1975 – 4 February 1983 |
Lost preselection and retired | |
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5 March 1983 – 31 August 1998 |
Previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Served as minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. Retired | |
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3 October 1998 – present |
Served as minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. Incumbent. Currently an Albanese government minister |
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Election results
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References
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