Division Profile
| Division Name |
BARTON |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
McClelland, R (ALP) 1996- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir Edmund Barton 1849-1920, the first Prime Minister of Australia 1901-03. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1922 |
| Area |
44 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
95,231 |
| Turnout |
91.62% |
| Informal |
9.82% |
| Location |
Barton covers an area of approximately 44 sq km from Cooks River and Cup and Saucer Creek in the north to the Georges River in the south, Botany Bay in the east and generally to Beverly Hills in the west. The main suburbs include Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carss Park, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, Turrella, Wolli Creek and parts of Beverly Hills, Carlton, Earlwood and Kingsgrove. |
| Products and Industry |
Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industry, tourism, bakeries, chocolate making and health services. |
Members
| McClelland, R (ALP) 1996- |
| Punch, G F (ALP) 1983-1996 |
| Bradfield, J M (LP) 1975-1983 |
| Reynolds, L J (ALP) 1969-1975 |
| Arthur, W T (LP) 1966-1969 |
| Reynolds, L J (ALP) 1958-1966 |
| Evatt, H V (ALP) 1940-1958 |
| Lane, A (UAP) 1931-1940 |
| Tully, J T (ALP) 1928-1931 |
| Ley, T J (NAT) 1925-1928 |
| McDonald, F A (ALP) 1922-1925 |
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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