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The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It includes the suburbs of Drummoyne, Five Dock, Croydon, Croydon Park, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Rhodes, Canada Bay, Cabarita, Abbotsford and Mortlake.
The Division is named after Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a marginal Labor seat. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, the twentieth Prime Minister of Australia.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
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| Australian federal election, 2007: Lowe |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
John Murphy |
38,766 |
49.27 |
+6.23 |
|
Liberal |
Jim Tsolakis |
31,518 |
40.06 |
-2.90 |
|
Greens |
Marc Rerceretnam |
6,774 |
8.61 |
-0.07 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Bill Shailer |
1,616 |
2.05 |
+0.04 |
| Total formal votes |
78,674 |
95.05 |
+1.65 |
| Informal votes |
4,098 |
4.95 |
-1.65 |
| Turnout |
82,772 |
94.97 |
+1.56 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
John Murphy |
45,136 |
57.37 |
+4.34 |
|
Liberal |
Jim Tsolakis |
33,538 |
42.63 |
-4.34 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+4.34 |
|
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