Division of West Sydney facts for kids
This page is about the Australian federal electorate. For the New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of West Sydney.
Australian House of Representatives Division
Abolished
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 21 November 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.
Billy Hughes Labour 1901–1916
National Labor 1916–1917
Nationalist 1917–1917
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
William O'Connor Labor 1946–1949
Dan Minogue Labor 1949–1969
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