Division of Reid
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The Division of Reid is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Auburn, Granville, Lidcombe, Berala, Guildford, Merrylands, Silverwater, Newington, and Homebush Bay, the location of the Sydney Olympic precinct.
The Division was named after Rt Hon Sir George Reid, former Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of September 13, 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Labor seat.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Percy Coleman | Labor | 1922-1931 |
| Joseph Gander | Labor | 1931-1940 |
| Charles Morgan | Labor | 1940-1946 |
| Jack Lang | Lang Labor | 1946-1949 |
| Charles Morgan | Labor | 1949-1958 |
| Tom Uren | Labor | 1958-1990 |
| Laurie Ferguson | Labor | 1990- |
[edit] External links
- Division of Reid. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on July 4, 2005. (PDF, 173 kB)
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