Division Profile

Division Name

BANKS

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Melham, D (ALP) 1990-

Name Derivation

Named after botanist Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820, who accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770.

First Proclaimed / Election

1949

Area

55 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

83,292

Turnout

95.09%

Informal

7.35%

Location

Banks covers an area of approximately 55 sq km bordered by the Georges River in the west and south, the Illawarra railway line and King Georges Road in the east and Milperra and Canterbury Roads in the north. The main suburbs include East Hills, Lugarno, Narwee, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, Riverwood and portions of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Milperra, Mortdale, Oatley, Penshurst, Punchbowl, Revesby and Roselands.

Products and Industry

Light manufacturing, commercial and service industries.

Members

MELHAM, D (ALP) 1990-

MOUNTFORD, J G (ALP) 1980-1990

MARTIN, V J (ALP) 1969-1980

COSTA, D E (ALP) 1949-1969

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