Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Parkes, New South Wales (1901-69)
The Division of Parkes was created in 1901 and abolished in 1969. It was named for Rt Hon Sir Henry Parkes (1815-96), NSW MP 1854-56, 1858, 1859-61, 1864-70, 1872-84, 1885-95, Premier 1872-75, 1877, 1878-83, 1887-89, 1889-91, "Father of Federation."
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Petersham
1906: Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Petersham
1913: Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Drummoyne
1922: Ashbury, Ashfield, Earlwood, Haberfield
1934: Ashfield, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Strathfield
1949: Dulwich Hill, Lewisham, Petersham, Summer Hill
1955: Campsie, Earlwood, Harcourt, Hurlstone Park
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Free Trade 23.1 *1
1903: Free Trade 27.8
1906: Anti-Socialist 28.2 *2
1910: Liberal 05.1
1913: Liberal 11.9
1914: Liberal 08.5
1917: Nationalist 15.4
1919: Nationalist 13.6
1922: Nationalist 11.8
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1925: Nationalist 12.8
1928: Nationalist 07.4
1929: Labor 07.8
1931b: Nationalist 07.8
1931: United Australia 12.8
1934: United Australia 16.3
1937: United Australia 13.7
1940: United Australia 07.4
1943: Labor 02.9
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1946: Labor 00.1
1949: Labor 01.8
1951: Labor 00.9
1954: Labor 06.0
1955: Labor 00.7
1958: Labor 01.0
1961: Labor 04.2
1963: Liberal 01.7
1966: Liberal 05.9
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* Majority over Protectionist
*2 Majority over independent
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-66
Click here to see full results for Parkes at every election from 1901 to 1966.
MEMBERS FOR PARKES (1901-69)
Hon Bruce Smith (FT, AS, Lib, Nat) 1901-19
Hon Charles Marr (Nat) 1919-29
Edward McTiernan (ALP) 1929-30
Hon Sir Charles Marr (UAP) 1930b-43
Leslie Haylen (ALP) 1943-63
Thomas Hughes (Lib) 1963-69
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| Hon Bruce Smith (FT, AS, Lib, Nat) 1901-19 |
Hon Charles Marr (Nat) 1919-29 |
Edward McTiernan (ALP) 1929-30 |
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| Hon Sir Charles Marr (UAP) 1930-43 |
Leslie Haylen (ALP) 1943-63 |
Thomas Hughes (Lib) 1963-69 |
BOUNDARIES
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