The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. The division is based in the western suburbs of Sydney. The primary purpose of this document is to help polling officials to issue the correct House of Representatives ballot paper to electors casting declaration votes (i.e. The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election.It is named for the locality of Parramatta.The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal word for the area. It has been represented by Stuart Ayres of the Liberal Party since the 2010 by-election. Parramatta covers an area from Carlingford (part) and Rydalmere in the east to Toongabbie and South Wentworthville in the west. Contains parts of former electoral districts of Parramatta, Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill and Granville. The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. [2], Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (South Riding), Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Cumberland (South Riding), "Sir William Montagu Manning (1811-1895)", "Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)", "Cumberland (South Riding) by-election 1856", "Cumberland (South Riding) by-election 1857", Former electoral districts of New South Wales, United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis, Elections and referendums in New South Wales. It included all of the county south of Parramatta Road and the Great Western Highway, except for the urban electorates of Sydney (City), Sydney Hamlets, Parramatta and Cumberland Boroughs, which included Liverpool and Campbelltown. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party, who is the current Premier of New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. The main suburbs include Carlingford (part), Constitution Hill, Dundas, Granville, Harris Park, Holroyd, Merrylands, Mays Hill, Oatlands, Old Toongabbie, Parramatta, Pendle Hill, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Toongabbie, South Wentworthville, Wentworthville and Westmead. Nsw electoral district parramatta 2015.svg 620 × 620; 55 KB Nsw electoral district penrith 2015.svg 620 × 620; 55 KB Nsw electoral district pittwater 2015.svg 620 × 620; 55 KB You can find out which electoral district you belong to. It also includes the suburbs of Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Cabramatta West, Canley Vale, Mount Pritchard and St Johns Park. Most of the western half, including the bulk of the Parramatta LGA, became the core of a marginal Labor seat that retained the Parramatta name, as per Australian Electoral Commission guidelines that require the names of original Federation electorates to be preserved where possible. The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Labor went into the 2011 election holding the seat with a margin of 13.1 percent, but Liberal challenger Geoff Lee won it on a swing of 25.8 percent, turning it into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke. He was reelected in 2015, the first time in over 80 years that the Liberals (or their predecessors) have been reelected in the seat's single member incarnation. absent, provisional, pre poll and postal votes). Castle Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Besides Parramatta, it includes Camellia, Clyde, Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Granville, Harris Park, Holroyd, Mays Hill, North Parramatta, Oatlands, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Wentworthville, Westmead; and parts of Carlingford, Dundas, Ermington, Guildford, Merrylands, North Rocks, Northmead, Old Toongabbie, Pendle Hill, South Granville, South Wentworthville, and Toongabbie. There were 5,621 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020. Parramatta is an urban electorate in Sydney's inner north-west, roughly analogous to the City of Parramatta, taking in the suburbs of Camellia, Carlingford, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Ermington, Granville, Harris Park, Melrose Park, North Parramatta, North Rocks, Oatlands, Parramatta, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea and Westmead.[1]. The district has been held by Independent MP Joe McGirr since the September 2018 by-election. Nevertheless, as was widely expected[4] at the 2007 federal election, the incumbent Labor member, Julie Owens, held the seat ahead of Liberal candidate Colin Robinson, a member of the Electrical Trades Union,[4] with an increased majority. [1] [2] [3] Election The Liberal incumbent, Phillip Ruddock, opted to transfer to the much friendlier Dundas (carved out of the more Liberal-friendly areas of his old seat), allowing John Brown to become only the second Labor member ever to win it. Owens has subsequently been re-elected at the 2010 and 2013 elections. Prominent members of Parramatta over the years have included (Sir) Joseph Cook, a former Prime Minister; (Sir) Garfield Barwick and Nigel Bowen, both of whom served as Attorney-General before moving to senior judicial position, Barwick as Chief Justice of the High Court. Prior to 2011 it was last held by the Liberals by John Books from 1988 to 1991. The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. It is represented by Leslie Williams of the Liberal Party. The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. 2 of the 4 volumes are here - with over 3,600 pages and listing approximately 250,000 names. Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 668: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal word for the area. The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Drysdale is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. State Electoral District of Parramatta Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate . The latter victory came as Labor lost government, marking the second time (her 2004 win being the first) that the Liberals and their predecessors have been in government without holding Parramatta. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal word for the area. The impact of electoral boundaries has been demonstrated over the last decade, with redistributions altering boundaries of Parramatta at three of the last four elections. Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Constance of the Liberal Party. Ruddock, a former Attorney-General and Immigration Minister also represented the seat (though he was the member for Berowra by then); as did Brown, a former Sports Minister. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party. In 1920, it absorbed Granville and elected three members under proportional representation. Parramatta is an urban electorate in Sydney's inner north-west, roughly analogous to the City of Parramatta, taking in the suburbs of Camellia, Carlingford, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Ermington, Granville, Harris Park, Melrose Park, North Parramatta, North Rocks, Oatlands, Parramatta, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea and Westmead. Most grants were small, often only 30 to 100 acres (12 to 40 hectares). Parramatta, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has continuously existed since the establishment of the Legislative Assembly in 1855. [3] For instance, a 1977 redistribution turned it from a safe Liberal seat into a marginal Labor seat. Electoral results for the district of Parramatta, Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Parramatta, "Parramatta: Distribution of Preferences", Former electoral districts of New South Wales. It elected two members simultaneously from 1856 to 1880. It is only the third time since 1941 that a NSW Labor government has been defeated. As a result, the seat was held by the Liberals and their predecessors for all but one term from Federation until 1977. More recently, the 2006 redistribution shifted Parramatta from marginally Labor to notionally marginally Liberal (as defined by the Australian Electoral Commission). Land in the area was granted to free settlers and ex-convicts. Electoral results for the district of Parramatta, Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Parramatta, "Parramatta: Distribution of Preferences", Former electoral districts of New South Wales, Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electoral_district_of_Parramatta&oldid=984403099, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Australian Electorate articles using near parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 22:46.