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House of Representatives Updated: 9/09/2010 10:08:46 AM

NSW DIVISION - REID

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Division Profile
Division Name REID
State New South Wales
Elected Member Murphy, J (ALP) 2010-
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 66 sq. kms
Demographic Inner Metropolitan
Pre-Election Seat Status Safe
Seat Status Marginal
Enrolment 95,878
Turnout 91.06%
Informal 8.80%
Location Reid covers an area of approximately 66 sq km from the Parramatta River in the north, Drummoyne and Rodd Point in the east, Silverwater and Auburn in the west and Rookwood, parts of Strathfield and Burwood in the south. The main suburbs include Abbotsford, Auburn (part), Berala (part), Breakfast Point, Burwood (part), Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon (part), Drummoyne, Five Dock, Homebush, Homebush West, Liberty Grove, Lidcombe, Mortlake, Newington, North Strathfield, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Russell Lea, Silverwater, Strathfield (part), Sydney Olympic Park, Wareemba and Wentworth Point.
Products and Industry Light industry, commercial retail and engineering works. Wholesale and retail trades, including Sydney Markets.

Members
Murphy, J (ALP) 2010-
Ferguson, L (ALP) 1990-2010
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

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