Division of West Sydney

Division of West Sydney
West Sydney
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created: 1901
Abolished: 1969
Namesake: West Sydney

The Division of West Sydney was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, and at various times included the suburbs of Pyrmont, Darling Harbour, Surry Hills, Balmain and Glebe.

West Sydney was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 seats to be contested at the first Federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of November 21, 1968. It was the first of four seats to be held by Billy Hughes, the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia and the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament. It was also held by T. J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland.

Members

Member Party Term
  Billy Hughes Labor 19011916
  Nationalist 19161917
  Con Wallace Labor 19171919
  T. J. Ryan Labor 19191921
  William Lambert Labor 19211928
  Jack Beasley Labor 19281931
  Labor (NSW) 19311936
  Labor 19361940
  Labor (Non-Communist) 19401941
  Labor 19411946
  William O'Connor Labor 19461949
  Daniel Minogue Labor 19491969

Election results


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