Division of Lowe
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| Lowe Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | John Murphy |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Robert Lowe |
| Electors: | 87,153 |
| Area: | 39 km² (15 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
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. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, the twentieth Prime Minister of Australia.
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[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William McMahon | Liberal | 1949–1982 | |
| Michael Maher | Labor | 1982–1987 | |
| Bob Woods | Liberal | 1987–1993 | |
| Mary Easson | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Paul Zammit | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Independent | 1998–1998 | ||
| John Murphy | Labor | 1998–present | |
[edit] Election results
| 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 | |||
[edit] References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
[edit] External links
- "Division of Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/l/lowe.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 184 kB)
