| East Sydney Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1901 |
| Abolished: | 1969 |
| Namesake: | East Sydney, New South Wales |
The Division of East Sydney was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Sydney and Division of East Sydney East Sydney is a small inner-city locality in Sydney, New South Wales The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia It was abolished in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was named for the suburb of East Sydney. See also Sydney and Division of East Sydney East Sydney is a small inner-city locality in Sydney, New South Wales It was located in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney, including Darlinghurst, Paddington and Surry Hills. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Darlinghurst is an inner-city eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is an inner-city eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. For the Melbourne suburb see Surrey Hills Victoria Surry Hills is an inner-city Suburb of Sydney, in the After 1910 East Sydney was usually a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In the 1930s it was a stronghold of Lang Labor. Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe two successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, both led by the New South Wales Labor leader Its most prominent members were Sir George Reid, who was Prime Minister of Australia in 1904-05, and Eddie Ward, a long-serving Labor member and Cabinet minister. Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, QC (25 February 1845 &ndash 12 September 1918 was an Australian politician Premier of New South Wales The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward John "Eddie" Ward ( 7 March 1899 &ndash 31 July 1963) Australian Politician, was a long-serving