Division of Lowe

Lowe Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lowe (green) in New South Wales prior to abolition
Created:	1949
Abolished:	2010
Namesake:	Robert Lowe
Electors:	87,153
Area:	39 km² (15 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Lowe was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It included the suburbs of Drummoyne, Five Dock, Croydon, Croydon Park, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Rhodes, Canada Bay, Cabarita, Abbotsford and Mortlake.

The Division was named after the Rt Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, who retained the seat for over 32 years, until 1982. He was Prime Minister 1971-72.

Following the 2009 redistribution of NSW, the seat of Lowe was renamed Reid from the 2010 Australian federal election.^[1] The previous Division of Reid was abolished and the name was transferred to Lowe.^[2]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William McMahon	Liberal	1949–1982
	Michael Maher	Labor	1982–1987
	Bob Woods	Liberal	1987–1993
	Mary Easson	Labor	1993–1996
	Paul Zammit	Liberal	1996–1998
		Independent	1998–1998
	John Murphy	Labor	1998–2010

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lowe

References

• Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
• The Poll Bludger
• ABC Elections
• Australian Electoral Commission

1. ^ Grattan, Michelle (November 22, 2009). "Buckle up for an elections roller-coaster ride". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/buckle-up-for-an-elections-rollercoaster-ride-20091121-is3p.html. 
2. ^ http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2009/10/federal-redistribution-final-boundaries-for-new-south-wales.html#more

External links

• "Division of Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/l/lowe.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-29.  (PDF, 184 kB)