Division of Barton

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Location in Sydney
Location in Sydney

The Division of Barton is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia. It has always been based in the inner southern suburbs of Sydney, including suburbs such as Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale. For most of its history Barton has been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly, but in recent years it has grown safer for the Australian Labor Party.

Barton's most prominent member has been Dr H.V. Evatt, who was Leader of the Labor Party 1951-60. Evatt nearly lost the seat in 1951 and 1955, and in 1958 he transferred to the safe seat of Hunter.

The Division of Barton is linked to one of the more unusual episodes in Australian politics. The first member for Barton, Frederick McDonald, disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Thomas Ley, and it is now believed that Ley had him murdered. Ley was later found to be insane and died in Broadmoor Asylum in Britain.

Member Party affiliation Period
Frederick McDonald Labor 1922-1925
Thomas Ley Nationalist 1925-1928
James Tully Labor 1928-1931
Albert Lane Utd. Aus. 1931-1940
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt Labor 1940-1958
Leonard Reynolds Labor 1958-1966
William Arthur Liberal 1966-1969
Leonard Reynolds Labor 1969-1975
James Bradfield Liberal 1975-1983
Hon Gary Punch Labor 1983-1996
Robert McClelland Labor 1996-


Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

Banks | Barton | Bennelong | Berowra | Blaxland | Bradfield | Calare | Charlton | Chifley | Cook | Cowper | Cunningham | Dobell | Eden-Monaro | Farrer | Fowler | Gilmore | Grayndler | Greenway | Gwydir | Hughes | Hume | Hunter | Kingsford Smith | Lindsay | Lowe | Lyne | Macarthur | Mackellar | Macquarie | Mitchell | New England | Newcastle | North Sydney | Page | Parkes | Parramatta | Paterson | Prospect | Reid | Richmond | Riverina | Robertson | Shortland | Sydney | Throsby | Warringah | Watson | Wentworth | Werriwa
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