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Lang
Australian House of Representatives DivisionCreated: 1901 Abolished: 1977 Namesake: John Dunmore Lang The Division of Lang was an Australian Electoral Division in the 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 and Marrickville, but by the time it was abolished in 1977, it covered the suburbs of Lakemba and Belmore. The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of October 31, 1977.[1]
Members
Member Party Term Francis McLean Free Trade 1901–1903 Elliot Johnson Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1916 Nationalist 1916–1928 William Long Labor 1928–1931 Adam Dein United Australia 1931–1934 Daniel Mulcahy Labor (NSW) 1934–1936 Labor 1936–1940 Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1941 Labor 1941–1953 Frank Stewart Labor 1953–1977 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of LangReferences
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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