Division of Barton

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Barton is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia.[1]

Barton
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Barton (green) in New South Wales
Created1922
MPLinda Burney
PartyLabor
NamesakeSir Edmund Barton
Area44 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Sir Edmund Barton

It includes the inner suburbs of Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carss Park, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, Turrella and Wolli Creek and parts of Beverly Hills, Carlton, Earlwood and Kingsgrove.[1]

Members change

Member Party Term
  Frederick McDonald Labor 1922–1925
  Thomas Ley Nationalist 1925–1928
  James Tully Labor 1928–1931
  Albert Lane United Australia 1931–1940
  H. V. Evatt Labor 1940–1958
  Leonard Reynolds Labor 1958–1966
  William Arthur Liberal 1966–1969
  Leonard Reynolds Labor 1969–1975
  James Bradfield Liberal 1975–1983
  Gary Punch Labor 1983–1996
  Robert McClelland Labor 1996-2013
  Nickolas Varvaris Liberal 2013–2016
  Linda Burney Labor 2016 - present


Dr H. V. Evatt was the Leader of the ALP 1951–60. Evatt nearly lost the seat in 1951 and 1955, and in 1958 he moved to the safe seat of Hunter.

The first member for Barton was Labor's Frederick McDonald. He disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Nationalist Thomas Ley. It is now believed that Ley had him murdered.[2] Ley was later found to be insane and died in Broadmoor Asylum in Britain. Robert McClelland, was Australia's Attorney-General. Linda Burney is the first Indigenous Australian woman elected to the Australian parliament.[3]

Election results change

2022 Australian federal election: Barton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Burney 46,206 50.43 +1.24
Liberal John Goody 23,992 26.19 −7.30
Greens Taylor Vandijk 11,441 12.49 +3.46
United Australia Dimitri Honos 5,611 6.12 +3.83
One Nation Phillip Pollard 4,373 4.77 +1.11
Total formal votes 91,623 92.52 +2.05
Informal votes 7,405 7.48 −2.05
Turnout 99,028 89.72 −1.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 60,054 65.54 +6.13
Liberal John Goody 31,569 34.46 −6.13
Labor hold Swing +6.13

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Barton (NSW) -". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. Lateline History Challenge: Minister for Murder, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004.
  3. Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Barton - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), accessdate: July 20, 2016
  4. Barton, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites change

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