Division of Lowe

The Division of Lowe was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It included the suburbs of Drummoyne, Five Dock, Croydon, Croydon Park, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Rhodes, Canada Bay, Cabarita, Abbotsford and Mortlake.

Lowe
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lowe (green) in New South Wales prior to abolition
Created1949
Abolished2010
NamesakeRobert Lowe
Electors87,153
Area39 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

The division was named after the Rt Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, who retained the seat for over 32 years, until 1982. He served prime minister from 1971 to 1972.

Following the 2009 redistribution of NSW, the seat of Lowe was abolished for the 2010 Australian federal election, with the bulk of its territory transferring to nearby Reid.[1][2]

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  (Sir) William McMahon
(1908–1988)		 Liberal 10 December 1949 –
4 January 1982		 Served as minister under Menzies, Holt, McEwen and Gorton. Served as Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972. Resigned in order to retire from politics
  Michael Maher
(1936–2013)		 Labor 13 March 1982 –
11 July 1987		 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne. Lost seat
  Dr Bob Woods
(1947–)		 Liberal 11 July 1987 –
13 March 1993		 Lost seat. Later appointed to the Senate in 1994
  Mary Easson
(1955–)		 Labor 13 March 1993 –
2 March 1996		 Lost seat
  Paul Zammit
(1941–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
February 1998		 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield. Lost seat
  Independent February 1998 –
3 October 1998
  John Murphy
(1950–)		 Labor 3 October 1998 –
21 August 2010		 Transferred to the Division of Reid after Lowe was abolished in 2010

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Lowe

References
  1. Grattan, Michelle (22 November 2009). "Buckle up for an elections roller-coaster ride". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2009/10/federal-redistribution-final-boundaries-for-new-south-wales.html#more
  • "Division of Lowe" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved 29 June 2007. (PDF, 184 kB)

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