Division of Kingsford Smith

Division of Kingsford Smith
Kingsford Smith
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Kingsford Smith 2010.png
Division of Kingsford Smith (green) in New South Wales
Created: 1949
MP: Peter Garrett
Party: Labor
Namesake: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Area: 127 km² (49 sq mi)
Demographic: Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, on the north shore of Botany Bay, and the coast of the Tasman Sea (a south-western segment of the Pacific Ocean). It includes the suburbs of Coogee, Randwick, Maroubra, Mascot, Botany, Malabar and Kensington.

The Division is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney International), and the suburb of Kingsford, both of which are located within the Division, are also named after him. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election.

It is a fairly safe Labor seat, and has been in Labor hands for its entire existence. It has previously been held by Lionel Bowen, the Deputy Prime Minister under Bob Hawke, and by Laurie Brereton, a minister in the Keating government. It is currently held by Peter Garrett, Minister for Education and former lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, and former President of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

The Division was originally known as the Division of Kingsford-Smith (with a hyphen), based upon a misspelling of Sir Charles's surname. However, this was corrected at the redistribution in 2001.[1]

Members

Member Party Term
  Gordon Anderson Labor 1949–1955
  Daniel Curtin Labor 1955–1969
  Lionel Bowen Labor 1969–1990
  Laurie Brereton Labor 1990–2004
  Peter Garrett Labor 2004–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2010: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Garrett 35,957 43.83 -8.93
Liberal Michael Feneley 33,836 41.25 +7.31
Greens Lindsay Shurey 9,885 12.05 +1.63
Democrats Josh Carmont 1,047 1.28 +1.28
One Nation John Cunningham 728 0.89 +0.89
Socialist Equality Zac Hambides 576 0.70 -0.56
Total formal votes 82,029 91.85 -2.84
Informal votes 7,280 8.15 +2.84
Turnout 89,309 91.37 -2.90
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Peter Garrett 45,249 55.16 -8.10
Liberal Michael Feneley 36,780 44.84 +8.10
Labor hold Swing -8.10

References

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Coordinates: 33°56′56″S 151°13′52″E / 33.949°S 151.231°E / -33.949; 151.231


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