- Division of Blaxland
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Blaxland
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Blaxland (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1949 MP: Jason Clare Party: Labor Namesake: Gregory Blaxland Area: 62 km² (24 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It is based in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the working-class suburbs of Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Regents Park, Sefton, Villawood, Woodpark, Yagoona and Yennora and parts of Auburn, Bankstown, Berala, Fairfield, Granville, Guildford, Merrylands, Smithfield and South Granville.
It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its creation. Its most notable member has been Paul Keating, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1991-96. Keating's successor, Michael Hatton, lost preselection for this seat to Jason Clare, who was a staffer for former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr.[1]
The division was created in 1949 and is named after Gregory Blaxland, a farmer and an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.[2]
Members
Member Party Term James Harrison Labor 1949–1969 Paul Keating Labor 1969–1996 Michael Hatton Labor 1996–2007 Jason Clare Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BlaxlandAustralian federal election, 2010: Blaxland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Jason Clare 37,641 50.98 -8.78 Liberal Mark Majewski 24,583 33.30 +7.11 Greens Malikeh Michels 4,625 6.26 +0.69 Independent Abdul Charaf 2,131 2.89 +2.89 Socialist Equality Richard Phillips 2,058 2.79 +2.79 One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 1,351 1.83 +0.74 Independent David Ball 1,153 1.56 +1.56 Ronald Poulsen 288 0.39 +0.39 Total formal votes 73,830 85.94 -5.17 Informal votes 12,081 14.06 +5.17 Turnout 85,911 90.10 -2.65 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Jason Clare 45,948 62.23 -4.42 Liberal Mark Majewski 27,882 37.77 +4.42 Labor hold Swing -4.42 References
- ^ Bowe, William. "Blaxland". House of Representatives 2007. The Poll Bludger. http://www.pollbludger.com/fed2007/blaxland.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Division of Blaxland - Australian Electoral Commission.
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- 1949 establishments
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