Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Parramatta, New South Wales
The Division of Parramatta was created in 1901. It is named for the City of Parramatta (Indigenous word meaning "head of the river").
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Lithgow, Parramatta, Penrith, Windsor
1906: Gordon, Gosford, Hunters Hill, Parramatta
1913: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta
1922: Liverpool, Parramatta, Ryde West, Sutherland
1934: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra
1949: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere
1955: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere
1969: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta
1977: Merrylands, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Wentworthville
1984: Ermington, Parramatta, Wentworthville, Westmead
1993: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead
2001: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead
2007: Carlingford, Lalor Park, Parramatta, Toongabbie
2010: Dundas, Granville, Parramatta, Wentworthville
2016: Dundas, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie
2025: Carlingford, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Free Trade 11.3 *
1903: Free Trade 30.1 *
1906: Anti-Socialist unopposed
1910: Liberal 18.0
1913: Liberal 18.3
1914: Liberal unopposed
1917: Nationalist 23.8 **
1919: Nationalist 22.6
1921b: Nationalist 26.0
1922: Nationalist 15.4
1925: Nationalist 15.7
1928: Nationalist 10.1
1929: Labor 03.3
1931: United Australia 19.4
1934: United Australia 19.4
1937: United Australia 19.8
1940: United Australia 15.7
1943: United Australia 09.3
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1946: Liberal 10.1
1949: Liberal 12.6
1951: Liberal 13.5
1954: Liberal 09.8
1955: Liberal 12.3
1958b: Liberal 05.9
1958: Liberal 09.6
1961: Liberal 05.0
1963: Liberal 10.4
1964b: Liberal 06.9
1966: Liberal 12.2
1969: Liberal 02.7
1972: Liberal 00.3
1973b: Liberal 07.3
1974: Liberal 01.3
1975: Liberal 09.2
1977: Labor 06.1
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1980: Labor 10.2
1983: Labor 17.2
1984: Labor 11.7
1987: Labor 06.3
1990: Labor 08.4
1993: Labor 03.2
1996: Liberal 03.9
1998: Liberal 01.1
2001: Liberal 01.1
2004: Labor 00.8
2007: Labor 06.9
2010: Labor 04.4
2013: Labor 00.6
2016: Labor 07.6
2019: Labor 03.5
2022: Labor 04.6
2025: Labor 12.6
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* Majority over Protectionist
** Majority over independent
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-2025
Click here to see full results for Parramatta at every election since 1901.
MEMBERS FOR PARRAMATTA
Rt Hon Sir Joseph Cook (FT, AS, Lib, 1901-21
Herbert Pratten (Nat) 1921-22
Hon Eric Bowden (Nat) 1922-29
Albert Rowe (ALP) 1929-31
Hon Sir Frederick Stewart (UAP, Lib) 1931-46
Hon Howard Beale (Lib) 1946-58
Hon Sir Garfield Barwick (Lib) 1958-64
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Hon Nigel Bowen (Lib) 1964-73
Philip Ruddock (Lib) 1973-77
Hon John Brown (ALP) 1977-90
Hon Paul Elliott (ALP) 1990-96
Hon Ross Cameron (Lib) 1996-2004
Julie Owens (ALP) 2004-22
Hon Dr Andrew Charlton (ALP) 2022-
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Rt Hon Sir Joseph Cook (FT, AS, Lib, Nat)
1901-21 |
Herbert Pratten (Nat) 1921-22 |
Hon Eric Bowden (Nat) 1922-29 |
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| Albert Rowe (ALP) 1929-31 |
Hon Sir Frederick Stewart (UAP, Lib) 1931-46 |
Hon Howard Beale (Lib) 1946-58 |
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| Hon Sir Garfield Barwick (Lib) 1958-64 |
Hon Nigel Bowen (Lib) 1964-73 |
Philip Ruddock (Lib) 1973-77 |
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| Hon John Brown (ALP) 1977-90 |
Hon Paul Elliott (ALP) 1990-96 |
Hon Ross Cameron (Lib) 1996-2004 |
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| Julie Owens (ALP) 2004-22 |
Hon Dr Andrew Charlton (ALP) 2022- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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