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SYDNEY
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
| Tanya PLIBERSEK |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Sydney covers an area from Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) in the north to Alexandria, Beaconsfield and Zetland in the south. Bounded in the east by South Dowling Street, Flinders Street, Oxford Street, Riley Street, Boomerang Place, Haig Lane, Sir John Young Crescent, Lincoln Crescent and Woolloomooloo Bay, the division extends to Annandale and Rozelle in the west. The main suburbs include Alexandria, Balmain, Beaconsfield, Birchgrove, Broadway, Chippendale, Darlington, Erskineville, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haymarket, Millers Point, Pyrmont, Redfern, Surry Hills, The Rocks, Ultimo, Waterloo, Zetland and parts of Annandale, Camperdown, Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Macdonaldtown, Newtown, Rozelle and Woolloomooloo. Lord Howe Island is in the Division of Sydney as are the harbour islands from Spectacle Island to the Heads. |
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| Origin
| Sydney was named after the City of Sydney which took its name from Viscount Sydney who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1787. Sydney was first proclaimed in 1968. The first election was held for the Division in 1969. |
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| Products/Industries
| Commercial, financial, retail, merchandising, service, transport, entertainment and shipping industries. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 43 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 151,988 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 88,331 as at 30/11/07 |
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