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 |
59 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
92,720 |
| Turnout |
95.03% |
| Informal |
6.36% |
| Location |
Banks covers an area of approximately 59 sq km bordered by the Georges River in the south and west, the Illawarra railway line, Penshurst Street, the East Hills railway line, Josephine Street and Belmore Road in the east, Rabaul Road, Marion Street and the Sydenham Bankstown railway line in the north. The main suburbs include East Hills, Lugarno, Manahan, Milperra, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights and parts of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Mortdale, Narwee, Oatley, Penshurst, Punchbowl, Revesby and Riverwood. |
| 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 |
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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