Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of East Sydney, New South Wales
The Division of East Sydney was created in 1901 and abolished in 1969. It was named for the eastern helf of the City of Sydney, including the suburb of East Sydney.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, King, Redfern
1906: Darlinghurst, Denham Street, Glenmore, King
1913: Darlinghurst, Denham Street, Glenmore, King
1922: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, King, Paddington
1934: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills
1949: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Woollahra West
1955: Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills, Waverley
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Free Trade 22.3 *1
1903b: Free Trade 35.1 *1
1903: Free Trade 14.4 *1
1906: Anti-Socialist 04.9
1910: Labor 07.1
1913: Labor 06.1
1914: Labor 07.3
1917: Labor unopposed
1919: Labor 07.8
1922: Labor 09.1
1925: Labor 03.8
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1928: Labor 08.4
1929: Labor 18.4
1931b: Labor 05.7
1931: United Australia 01.7
1932b: Lang Labor 00.2
1934: Lang Labor 05.9
1937: Labor 08.0
1940: Labor 16.1
1943: Labor 21.0
1946: Labor 17.6
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1949: Labor 08.0
1951: Labor 04.9
1954: Labor 12.2
1955: Labor 20.2
1958: Labor 20.4
1961: Labor 21.9
1961: Labor 21.9
1963b: Labor 35.8 *2
1963: Labor 16.4
1966: Labor 07.0
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* Majority over Protectionist
*2 Majority over independentt
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-66
Click here to see full results for East Sydney at every election from 1901 to 1966.
MEMBERS FOR EAST SYDNEY
Rt Hon Sir George Reid (FT, AS, Lib) 1901-03, 1903b-10
John West (ALP) 1910-31
Eddie Ward (ALP-NSW) 1931b-31
John Clasby (UAP) 1931-32
Hon Eddie Ward (ALP-NSW, ALP) 1932b-63
Leonard Devine (ALP) 1963b-69
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Rt Hon Sir George Reid (FT, AS, Lib)
1901-03, 1903-10 |
John West (ALP) 1910-31 |
Eddie Ward (ALP-NSW) 1931-31 |
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| John Clasby (UAP) 1931-32 |
Hon Eddie Ward (ALP-NSW, ALP) 1932-63 |
Leonard Devine (ALP) 1963-69 |
BOUNDARIES
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