The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia. For much of its history, Barton has been a marginal seat, held by the Australian Labor Party for most of the time after 1940, but won by the Liberals (or their predecessors) at "high-tide" elections.
Barton's most prominent member has been Dr H. V. Evatt, who was Leader of the Labor Party between 1951 and 1960. After seeing his majority more than halved in 1949, and nearly being defeated in 1951 and 1955, he transferred to the safe seat of Hunter in 1958. A former minister in the Hawke and Keating ministries, Gary Punch, held the seat for Labor between 1983 and 1996. Robert McClelland, Attorney-General in the Rudd and Gillard governments, held the seat for Labor between 1996 and 2013.
The Division of Barton is linked to one of the more unusual episodes in Australian politics. The first member for Barton, Labor's Frederick McDonald, disappeared after his 1925 defeat by NationalistThomas Ley, and it is now believed that Ley had him murdered.[3] After being found guilty of an unrelated murder in England in 1947, Ley was declared insane[4] and died in Broadmoor Asylum four months later.
Boundariesedit
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[5]
^O'Neill, Margot; Evans, Brett (26 April 2004). . Lateline. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original (transcript) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^"Ley declared insane at time of murder". The Canberra Times. 7 May 1947. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^"Profile of the electoral division of Barton (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^Barton, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
External linksedit
Division of Barton - Australian Electoral Commission
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The Division of Barton is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales BartonAustralian House of Representatives DivisionDivision of Barton in New South Wales as of the 2016 federal electionCreated1922MPLinda BurneyPartyLaborNamesakeSir Edmund BartonElectors110 484 2022 Area40 km2 15 4 sq mi DemographicInner metropolitan Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members 4 Election results 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Sir Edmund Barton the division s namesake The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton the first Prime Minister of Australia For much of its history Barton has been a marginal seat held by the Australian Labor Party for most of the time after 1940 but won by the Liberals or their predecessors at high tide elections Barton s most prominent member has been Dr H V Evatt who was Leader of the Labor Party between 1951 and 1960 After seeing his majority more than halved in 1949 and nearly being defeated in 1951 and 1955 he transferred to the safe seat of Hunter in 1958 A former minister in the Hawke and Keating ministries Gary Punch held the seat for Labor between 1983 and 1996 Robert McClelland Attorney General in the Rudd and Gillard governments held the seat for Labor between 1996 and 2013 Nickolas Varvaris won the seat for the Liberals at the 2013 federal election achieving a swing of 7 2 percent to finish with a two party preferred vote of just 50 3 percent which made Barton the Coalition government s most marginal seat 1 but was defeated in 2016 by Labor s former state deputy opposition leader Linda Burney 2 who has held the seat ever since The Division of Barton is linked to one of the more unusual episodes in Australian politics The first member for Barton Labor s Frederick McDonald disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Nationalist Thomas Ley and it is now believed that Ley had him murdered 3 After being found guilty of an unrelated murder in England in 1947 Ley was declared insane 4 and died in Broadmoor Asylum four months later Boundaries editSince 1984 federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state and they occur every seven years or sooner if a state s representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned 5 The division has always been based in the inner southern suburbs of Sydney and currently includes the suburbs of Arncliffe Banksia Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley Bexley Bexley North Brighton Le Sands Clemton Park Earlwood Kyeemagh Rockdale Tempe Turrella Undercliffe and Wolli Creek as well as parts of Belmore Beverly Hills Campsie Canterbury Carlton Dulwich Hill Hurlstone Park Hurstville Kingsgrove Kogarah Marrickville and Penshurst 6 Members editImage Member Party Term Notes nbsp Frederick McDonald 1872 1926 Labor 16 December 1922 14 November 1925 Lost seat nbsp Thomas Ley 1880 1947 Nationalist 14 November 1925 17 November 1928 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of St George Lost seat nbsp James Tully 1877 1962 Labor 17 November 1928 19 December 1931 Lost seat nbsp Albert Lane 1873 1950 United Australia 19 December 1931 21 September 1940 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Balmain Lost seat nbsp Dr H V Evatt 1894 1965 Labor 21 September 1940 22 November 1958 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Balmain Served as minister under Curtin Forde and Chifley Served as deputy prime minister under Chifley under Served as Opposition Leader from 1951 to 1960 Transferred to the Division of Hunter nbsp Len Reynolds 1923 1980 22 November 1958 26 November 1966 Lost seat nbsp Bill Arthur 1918 1982 Liberal 26 November 1966 25 October 1969 Lost seat nbsp Len Reynolds 1923 1980 Labor 25 October 1969 11 November 1975 Retired nbsp Jim Bradfield 1933 1989 Liberal 13 December 1975 5 March 1983 Lost seat nbsp Gary Punch 1957 Labor 5 March 1983 29 January 1996 Served as minister under Hawke and Keating Retired nbsp Robert McClelland 1958 2 March 1996 5 August 2013 Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard Retired nbsp Nickolas Varvaris 1974 Liberal 7 September 2013 2 July 2016 Lost seat nbsp Linda Burney 1957 Labor 2 July 2016 present Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Canterbury Incumbent Currently a minister under AlbaneseElection results editMain article Electoral results for the Division of Barton This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales Barton edit 2022 Australian federal election Barton 7 Party Candidate Votes Labor Linda Burney 46 206 50 43 1 24 Liberal John Goody 23 992 26 19 7 30 Greens Taylor Vandijk 11 441 12 49 3 46 United Australia Dimitri Honos 5 611 6 12 3 83 One Nation Phillip Pollard 4 373 4 77 1 11 Total formal votes 91 623 92 52 2 05 Informal votes 7 405 7 48 2 05 Turnout 99 028 89 72 1 46 Two party preferred result Labor Linda Burney 60 054 65 54 6 13 Liberal John Goody 31 569 34 46 6 13 Labor hold Swing 6 13References edit 2013 federal election results AEC Barton 2016 federal election Antony Green ABC O Neill Margot Evans Brett 26 April 2004 Lateline History Challenge Minister for Murder Lateline Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original transcript on 14 November 2013 Retrieved 6 November 2013 Ley declared insane at time of murder The Canberra Times 7 May 1947 Retrieved 13 September 2018 Muller Damon 14 November 2017 The process of federal redistributions a quick guide Parliament of Australia Retrieved 19 April 2022 Profile of the electoral division of Barton NSW Australian Electoral Commission Retrieved 18 April 2022 Barton NSW 2022 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission External links editDivision of Barton Australian Electoral Commission 33 57 22 S 151 07 44 E 33 956 S 151 129 E 33 956 151 129 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