Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Lowe, New South Wales
The Division of Lowe was created in 1949 and abolished in 2010. It was named for Rt Hon Robert Lowe (Viscount Sherbrooke) (1811-92), NSW MP 1843-44, 1845-49, later British minister, influential in abolishing transportation.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1949: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla
1955: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla
1969: Burwood, Concord, Ryde, Yaralla
1977: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield
1984: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield
1993: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield
2001: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield
2007: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1949: Liberal 08.5
1951: Liberal 07.8
1954: Liberal 07.8
1955: Liberal 10.3
1958: Liberal 13.2
1961: Liberal 00.9
1963: Liberal 09.5
1966: Liberal 12.3
1969: Liberal 04.9
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1972: Liberal 03.0
1974: Liberal 04.2
1975: Liberal 09.0
1977: Liberal 06.3
1980: Liberal 01.1
1982b: Labor 08.3
1983: Labor 05.9
1984: Labor 02.2
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1987: Liberal 01.6
1990: Liberal 00.6
1993: Labor 05.0
1996: Liberal 02.5
1998: Labor 04.6
2001: Labor 03.8
2004: Labor 03.3
2007: Labor 07.4
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ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1949-2007
Click here to see full results for Lowe at every election from 1949 to 2007.
MEMBERS FOR LOWE
Rt Hon Sir William McMahon (Lib) 1949-82
Michael Maher (ALP) 1982b-87
Dr Bob Woods (Lib) 1987-93
Mary Easson (ALP) 1993-96
Paul Zammit (Lib, Ind) 1996-98
Hon John Murphy (ALP) 1998-2010
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| Rt Hon Sir William McMahon (Lib) 1949-82 |
Michael Maher (ALP) 1982-87 |
Dr Bob Woods (Lib) 1987-93 |
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| Mary Easson (ALP) 1993-96 |
Paul Zammit (Lib, Ind) 1996-98 |
Hon John Murphy (ALP) 1998-2010 |
BOUNDARIES
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