Division Profile
| Division Name |
WENTWORTH |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Turnbull, M (LP) 2004- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after William Charles Wentworth 1790-1872, a noted Australian explorer and statesman. He accompanied Blaxland and Lawson on their crossing of the Blue Mountains. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
26 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
84,987 |
| Turnout |
92.34% |
| Informal |
6.18% |
| Location |
Wentworth covers an area of approximately 26 sq km from Darling Point along the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to Watson's Bay and down the coast to Clovelly. The western boundary runs along Randwick Racecourse and includes Centennial Park and Paddington. The division of Wentworth is the smallest geographical division in Australia. The main suburbs include Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Clovelly (part), Darling Point, Dover Heights, Double Bay, Edgecliff, North Bondi, Paddington (part), Point Piper, Queens Park, Randwick (part), Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Watson's Bay, Waverley and Woollahra. |
| Products and Industry |
Finance, property, service, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, education, sport and recreation. |
Members
| TURNBULL, M (LP) 2004- |
| KING, P (LP) 2001-2004 |
| THOMSON, A (LP) 1995-2001 |
| HEWSON, J (LP) 1987-1995 |
| COLEMAN, P (LP) 1981-1987 |
| ELLICOTT, R J (LP) 1974-1981 |
| BURY, L H E (LP) 1956-1974 |
| HARRISON, E J (UAP/LP) 1931-1956 |
| MARKS, W M (NP) 1919-1931 |
| KELLY, W H (FT/ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1903-1919 |
| MCMILLAN, W (FT) 1901-1903 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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