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Barrier
Australian House of Representatives DivisionCreated: 1901 Abolished: 1922 Namesake: Barrier Range The Division of Barrier was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was named for the Barrier Range near the city of Broken Hill in western New South Wales. In 1901 it included Broken Hill, Wilcannia, White Cliffs and Tibooburra and the surrounding pastoral areas. In 1906 it gained Menindee, Wentworth from Riverina and in 1913 it gained Balranald and Deniliquin from Riverina. It was abolished in 1922 with Broken Hill, Wentworth and Balranald being transferred to Darling and Deniliquin transferred to Riverina.[1] It was a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, although both its members left the ALP at the end their terms: Josiah Thomas to join the Nationalists, and Michael Considine (a radical socialist) to sit as an independent.
Members
Member Party Term Josiah Thomas Labor 1901–1916 Nationalist 1916–1917 Michael Considine Labor 1917–1919 Independent 1919–1920 Industrial Socialist Labor 1920–1922 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BarrierReferences
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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