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BANKS
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
| Daryl MELHAM |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Banks covers an area bordered by the Georges River in the south and west, the Illawarra railway line, Penshurst Street, the East Hills railway line, Josephine Street and Belmore Road in the east, Rabaul Road, Marion Street and the Sydenham Bankstown railway line in the north. The main suburbs include East Hills, Lugarno, Manahan, Milperra, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights and parts of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Mortdale, Narwee, Oatley, Penshurst, Punchbowl, Revesby and Riverwood. |
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| Origin
| Named after botanist Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) who accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It was Banks who recommended Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal settlement. The division of Banks was first proclaimed in 1949. |
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| Products/Industries
| Light manufacturing, commercial and service industries. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 59 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 129,475 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 92,881 as at 30/11/07 |
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