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West Sydney
Australian House of Representatives DivisionCreated: 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 1901–1916 Nationalist 1916–1917 Con Wallace Labor 1917–1919 T. J. Ryan Labor 1919–1921 William Lambert Labor 1921–1928 Jack Beasley Labor 1928–1931 Labor (NSW) 1931–1936 Labor 1936–1940 Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1941 Labor 1941–1946 William O'Connor Labor 1946–1949 Daniel Minogue Labor 1949–1969 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of West SydneyCategories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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