West Sydney
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1901
Abolished1969
NamesakeWest Sydney

The Division of West Sydney was an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, and at various times included the suburbs of Pyrmont, Darling Harbour, Surry Hills, Balmain, Glebe, and from 1955 to 1969, Lord Howe Island.[1][2]

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was the first of four seats to be held by Billy Hughes, the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia and the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament. It was also held by T. J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland.

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Billy Hughes
(1862–1952)		 Labor 29 March 1901 –
14 November 1916		 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Sydney-Lang. Served as minister under Watson and Fisher. Served as Prime Minister from 1915 to 1923. Transferred to the Division of Bendigo
  National Labor 14 November 1916 –
17 February 1917
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
5 May 1917
  Con Wallace
(1881–1921)		 Labor 5 May 1917 –
13 December 1919		 Did not contest in 1919. Failed to win the Division of Nepean
  T. J. Ryan
(1876–1921)		 Labor 13 December 1919 –
1 August 1921		 Previously held the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Barcoo. Died in office
  William Lambert
(1881–1928)		 Labor 3 September 1921 –
6 September 1928		 Died in office
  Jack Beasley
(1895–1949)		 Labor 17 November 1928 –
27 March 1931		 Served as minister under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Retired to become the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
  Labor (NSW) 27 March 1931 –
February 1936
  Labor February 1936 –
2 May 1940
  Labor (Non-Communist) 2 May 1940 –
February 1941
  Labor February 1941 –
14 August 1946
  William O'Connor
(1910–1987)		 Labor 28 September 1946 –
10 December 1949		 Transferred to the Division of Martin
  Dan Minogue
(1893–1983)		 Labor 10 December 1949 –
29 September 1969		 Retired after West Sydney was abolished in 1969

Election results

References

  1. ↑ "PROCLAMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 42. 1 September 1955. p. 2819. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "PROCLAMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 79. 12 October 1961. p. 3639. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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