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WENTWORTH
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
| Malcolm TURNBULL |
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| Current Party
| Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Wentworth covers an area from Woolloomooloo Bay along the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to Watson's Bay and down the coast to Clovelly. The western boundary runs along South Dowling Street, Flinders Street, Oxford Street, Riley Street, Boomerang Place, Haig Lane, Sir John Young Crescent, Lincoln Crescent and Woolloomooloo Bay. The main suburbs include Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Centennial Park, Darling Point, Dover Heights, Double Bay, Edgecliff, Elizabeth Bay, North Bondi, Paddington, Point Piper, Queens Park, Rose Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Tamarama, Vaucluse, Watson's Bay, Waverley, Woollahra and parts of Clovelly, Darlinghurst, Moore Park, Randwick and Woolloomooloo. In terms of area, the division of Wentworth is the smallest division in Australia. |
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| Origin
| Wentworth was named after William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872) a noted Australian explorer and statesman. In 1813 he accompanied Blaxland and Lawson on their crossing of the Blue Mountains. Wentworth was first proclaimed in 1900. The first election was held for the Division in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| Finance, propertyservice, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, education, sport and recreation. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 30 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 150,609 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 100,722 as at 30/11/07 |
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