Division Profile

Division Name

BENNELONG

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Alexander, J (LP) 2010-

Name Derivation

Named after the Aboriginal man whom Governor Phillip befriended in 1789.

First Proclaimed / Election

1949

Area

58 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

98,915

Turnout

93.52%

Informal

7.37%

Location

Bennelong covers an area of approximately 58 sq km from Roselea and Melrose Park in the west, bounded by the Parramatta River in the south and Victoria Road, Pittwater Road and the Lane Cove River in the east, with the Lane Cove River, Devlins Creek and the Hills Motorway providing the northern boundary. Suburbs include Denistone, Epping, East Ryde, Eastwood, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Putney, North Ryde, Ryde, West Ryde and parts of Carlingford, Ermington and Gladesville.

Products and Industry

Light manufacturing, commercial and retail businesses.

Members

Alexander, J (LP) 2010-

McKew, M (ALP) 2007-2010

Howard, J (LP) 1974-2007

Cramer, J O (LP) 1949-1974

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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.
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NSW DIVISION - BENNELONG

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