Division Profile
| Division Name |
REID |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Murphy, J (ALP) 2010- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir George Reid 1845-1918, one of the framers of the Constitution, Premier of New South Wales 1894-99 and Prime Minister of Australia 1904-05. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1922 |
| Area |
66 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
95,878 |
| Turnout |
91.06% |
| Informal |
8.80% |
| Location |
Reid covers an area of approximately 66 sq km from the Parramatta River in the north, Drummoyne and Rodd Point in the east, Silverwater and Auburn in the west and Rookwood, parts of Strathfield and Burwood in the south. The main suburbs include Abbotsford, Auburn (part), Berala (part), Breakfast Point, Burwood (part), Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon (part), Drummoyne, Five Dock, Homebush, Homebush West, Liberty Grove, Lidcombe, Mortlake, Newington, North Strathfield, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Russell Lea, Silverwater, Strathfield (part), Sydney Olympic Park, Wareemba and Wentworth Point. |
| Products and Industry |
Light industry, commercial retail and engineering works. Wholesale and retail trades, including Sydney Markets. |
Members
| Murphy, J (ALP) 2010- |
| Ferguson, L (ALP) 1990-2010 |
| Uren, T (ALP) 1958-1990 |
| Morgan, C A (ALP) 1949-1958 |
| Lang, J T (LANG LAB) 1946-1949 |
| Morgan, C A (ALP) 1940-1946 |
| Gander, J H (ALP) 1931-1940 |
| Coleman, P E (ALP) 1922-1931 |
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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