DIVISION OF BARTON

The 'Division of Barton' is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia. It has always been based in the inner southern suburbs of Sydney, including suburbs such as Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale. For most of its history Barton has been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly, but in recent years it has grown safer for the Australian Labor Party.
Barton's most prominent member has been Dr H.V. Evatt, who was Leader of the Labor Party 1951-60. Evatt nearly lost the seat in 1951 and 1955, and in 1958 he transferred to the safe seat of Hunter.
The Division of Barton is linked to one of the more unusual episodes in Australian politics. The first member for Barton, Frederick McDonald, disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Thomas Ley, and it is now believed that Ley had him murdered. Ley was later found to be insane and died in Broadmoor Asylum in Britain.

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Members

Election results

References

External links

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Frederick McDonald	Labor	1922—1925
	Thomas Ley	Nationalist	1925—1928
	James Tully	Labor	1928—1931
	Albert Lane	United Australia	1931—1940
	H.V. Evatt	Labor	1940—1958
	Leonard Reynolds	Labor	1958—1966
	William Arthur	Liberal	1966—1969
	Leonard Reynolds	Labor	1969—1975
	James Bradfield	Liberal	1975—1983
	Gary Punch	Labor	1983—1996
	Robert McClelland	Labor	1996—present

Election results

References

★ Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive

★ The Poll Bludger

★ ABC Elections

★ Australian Electoral Commission

External links

★ Division of Barton (PDF, 175 kB)