| Parramatta Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Julie Owens |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 96,208 |
| Area: | 63 km² (24 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the locality of Parramatta. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal word for the area. The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. They called the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means "the place where the eels lie down".[1]
The division has always been based in the western suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Parramatta, Carlingford, Westmead and Rydalmere. It has existed since Federation and is currently one of the most marginal electorates in the Australian House of Representatives, a fact reinforced during the 2004 election when the sitting Liberal Member was defeated despite a state-wide swing towards his party.
In the 2006 redistribution, Parramatta again changed its status, becoming notionally marginally Liberal (as defined by the Australian Electoral Commission). Nevertheless, as was widely expected[2] at the federal election held in November 2007, the incumbent Labor member, Julie Owens, held the seat ahead of Liberal candidate Colin Robinson, a member of the Electrical Trades Union.[2] with an increased majority.
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cook | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1901–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1916 | ||
| Nationalist | 1916–1921 | ||
| Herbert Pratten | Nationalist | 1921–1922 | |
| Eric Bowden | Nationalist | 1922–1929 | |
| Albert Rowe | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| Frederick Stewart | United Australia | 1931–1946 | |
| Howard Beale | Liberal | 1946–1958 | |
| Garfield Barwick | Liberal | 1958–1964 | |
| Nigel Bowen | Liberal | 1964–1973 | |
| Philip Ruddock | Liberal | 1973–1977 | |
| John Brown | Labor | 1977–1990 | |
| Paul Elliott | Labor | 1990–1996 | |
| Ross Cameron | Liberal | 1996–2004 | |
| Julie Owens | Labor | 2004–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Parramatta | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Julie Owens | 43,083 | 50.58 | +10.68 | |
| Liberal | Colin Robinson | 32,155 | 37.75 | -7.39 | |
| Greens | Astrid O'Neill | 4,288 | 5.03 | +0.16 | |
| Christian Democrats | Sam Baissari | 2,403 | 2.82 | +0.00 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Rachel Evans | 1,015 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
| Family First | Rene Hernandez | 888 | 1.04 | +0.09 | |
| Independent | Brian Buckley | 639 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Graham Nickols | 274 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Socialist Equality | Chris Gordon | 261 | 0.31 | +0.31 | |
| Alasdair Macdonald | 174 | 0.20 | +0.20 | ||
| Total formal votes | 85,180 | 93.44 | +2.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,981 | 6.56 | -2.69 | ||
| Turnout | 91,161 | 94.75 | -0.06 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Julie Owens | 48,453 | 56.88 | +7.71 | |
| Liberal | Colin Robinson | 36,727 | 43.12 | -7.71 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.71 | |||
References
- ^ Troy, Jakelin. "The Sydney Language". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 76.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "Division of Parramatta". Guide to the 2007 Federal Election. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/2007seats/parramatta.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
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