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BENNELONG
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Maxine MCKEW |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Bennelong covers an area from Roselea and Melrose Park in the west, bounded by the Parramatta River in the south and the Lane Cove River in the east, with the Lane Cove River, Devlins Creek and the Hills Motorway providing the northern boundary. Suburbs include Denistone, Epping, East Ryde, Eastwood, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Putney, North Ryde, Ryde, West Ryde and parts of Carlingford, Ermington and Gladesville. |
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| Origin
| Bennelong was named after the Aboriginal whom Governor Phillip befriended in 1788. Bennelong was first proclaimed in 1949. The first election was held for the Division in 1949. |
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| Products/Industries
| Light manufacturing, commercial and retail business. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 58 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 139,771 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 97,719 as at 30/11/07 |
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