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Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Martin, New South Wales

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The Division of Martin was created in 1922 and abolished in 1955. It was named for Hon Sir James Martin (1820-86), NSW MP 1848-57, 1858-60, 1862-73, Premier 1863-65, 1866-68, 1870-72

REDISTRIBUTIONS
1922: Concord, Five Dock, Mortlake, Ryde
1934: Croydon, Five Dock, Gladesville, Mortlake
1949: Abbotsford, Balmain, Drummoyne, Five Dock

TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES

1922: Nationalist unopposed
1925: Nationalist 14.8
1928: Nationalist 06.9
1929: Labor 06.4
1931: United Australia 16.3
1934: United Australia 10.5
1937: United Australia 10.3

1940: United Australia 02.6
1943: Labor 05.7
1946: Labor 05.0
1949: Labor 09.6
1951: Labor 10.8
1954: Labor 11.9

* Majority over Protectionist
** Majority over Liberal
*** Majority over independent

ENROLMENTS


ELECTION RESULTS 1922-54
Click here to see full results for Martin at every election from 1922 to 1954.

MEMBERS FOR MARTIN

Hon Herbert Pratten (Nat) 1922-28
Graham Pratten (Nat) 1928b-29
John Eldridge (ALP, ALP-NSW) 1929-31
Hon William Holman (UAP) 1931-34
William McCall (UAP) 1934-43
Fred Daly (ALP) 1943-49
William O'Connor (ALP) 1949-55


Hon Herbert Pratten (Nat) 1922-28 Graham Pratten (Nat) 1928-29 John Eldridge (ALP, ALP-NSW) 1929-31


Hon William Holman (UAP) 1931-34 William McCall (UAP) 1934-43 Fred Daly (ALP) 1943-49


William O'Connor (ALP) 1949-55


BOUNDARIES

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1922

1934

1949