DIVISION OF KINGSFORD SMITH

(Redirected from Division of Kingsford-Smith)
The 'Division of Kingsford Smith' is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, on the north shore of Botany Bay, and the coast of the Tasman Sea (a south-western segment of the Pacific Ocean). It includes the suburbs of Coogee, Randwick, Maroubra, Mascot, Botany, Malabar and Kensington.
The Division is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney International), and the suburb of Kingsford, both of which are located within the Division, are also named after him. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a fairly safe Labor seat. It has previously been held by Lionel Bowen, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Bob Hawke, and is currently held by Peter Garrett, former lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, and former President of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
The Division was originally known as the 'Division of Kingsford-Smith' (with a hyphen), based upon a misspelling of Charles Kingsford Smith's name. However, this was corrected at the redistribution in 2001.

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Members

Election results

References

External links

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Gordon Anderson	Labor	1949—1955
	Daniel Curtin	Labor	1955—1969
	Lionel Bowen	Labor	1969—1990
	Laurie Brereton	Labor	1990—2004
	Peter Garrett	Labor	2004—present

Election results

References

★ Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive

★ The Poll Bludger

★ ABC Elections

★ Australian Electoral Commission

External links

★ Division of Kingsford Smith (PDF, 196 kB)