Division of Banks

The Division of Banks is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It was set up in 1949. It is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770.

Banks
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Banks (green) in New South Wales
Created1949
MPDavid Coleman
PartyLiberal
NamesakeSir Joseph Banks
Area49 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan
Sir Joseph Banks

The division of Banks is covers the south-western suburbs of Sydney. It includes Allawah, Blakehurst, Connells Point, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, South Hurstville, Kyle Bay, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Padstow Heights, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, and Penshurst, and parts of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Carlton, Kingsgrove, Narwee, Padstow, Punchbowl, Revesby and Riverwood.

Members

Member Party Term
  Dominic Costa Labor 1949–1969
  Vince Martin Labor 1969–1980
  John Mountford Labor 1980–1990
  Daryl Melham Labor 1990–2013
  David Coleman Liberal 2013–present

Daryl Melham was the chairman of the ALP caucus from 2004 until 2012.[1]

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Banks[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Coleman 41,622 45.22 −5.70
Labor Zhi Soon 32,459 35.26 −1.09
Greens Natalie Hanna 8,063 8.76 +2.94
United Australia Marika Momircevski 5,048 5.48 +3.27
One Nation Malcolm Heffernan 2,628 2.86 +2.86
Liberal Democrats Elouise Cocker 1,264 1.37 +1.37
Steve Khouw 961 1.04 +1.04
Total formal votes 92,045 93.36 +0.56
Informal votes 6,550 6.64 −0.56
Turnout 98,595 91.55 −1.48
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Coleman 48,969 53.20 −3.06
Labor Zhi Soon 43,076 46.80 +3.06
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold Swing −3.06

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References

  1. Benson, Simon (October 9, 2012). "PM Julia Gillard's caucus chairman Daryl Melham resigns". Herald Sun. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. Banks, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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Coordinates: 33°58′01″S 151°03′58″E / 33.967°S 151.066°E / -33.967; 151.066