Division Profile

Division Name

REID

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Ferguson, L (ALP) 1990-

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

62 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

78,410

Turnout

92.95%

Informal

11.71%

Location

Reid covers an area of approximately 62 sq km of the western suburbs of Sydney. The main suburbs include Auburn, Berala, Granville (part), Greystanes (part), Guildford, Guildford West, Holroyd, Homebush Bay, Lidcombe, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Newington, Old Guildford, Regents Park (part), Sefton (part), Silverwater, South Wentworthville (part), Woodpark (part) and Yennora.

Products and Industry

Light industry, commercial retail and engineering works and site of the Year 2000 Olympics, Homebush Bay.

Members

FERGUSON, L (ALP) 1990-

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.

Help

This screen shows the profile of each division. On this screen you will find...

the divisional name derivation
Member elected at the 2004 election
the year the division was first proclaimed
area and location description of the division
products/industries of the area
the demographic rating of the division as at the 2004 election
seat status following the 2004 election
the number of electors eligible to vote on election day for the division
turnout and informality rates from the 2004 election
Members for the division.

Notes:

Inner metropolitan: located in a capital city and comprising well-established, built-up suburbs.
Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
The turnout figure provided in the results screens is based on eligible electors and is calculated as the number of votes counted as a percentage of the election enrolment.
These results are final.

NSW DIVISION - REID

Help

Notes: