Division of East Sydney

The Division of East Sydney was a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1900. It was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It was abolished in 1969. It was named for the suburb of East Sydney. It was located in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney, including Darlinghurst, Paddington and Surry Hills.

East Sydney Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1901
Abolished	1969
Namesake	East Sydney, New South Wales

After 1910 East Sydney was usually a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. In the 1930s it was a stronghold of Lang Labor. Its most famous 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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	George Reid	Free Trade, Anti-Socialist	1901–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1910
	John West	Labor	1910–1931
	Eddie Ward	Labor (NSW)	1931–1931
	John Clasby	United Australia	1931–1932
	Eddie Ward	Labor (NSW)	1932–1936
		Labor	1936–1963
	Leonard Devine	Labor	1963–1969

Preceded by Bland

Division represented by the Prime Minister 1904 George Reid

Succeeded by Ballarat

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Division Of East Sydney Media

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  George Reidy

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  Portrait of John West MP (cropped)

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  Australian politician Eddie Ward

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  John Clasby, member of the Australian House of Representatives for East Sydney

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  Australian politician Eddie Ward as Minister for Labour and National Service

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  A 1963 black and white portrait of Len Devine, MHR for East Sydney