Division of Banks

Banks Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Banks in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	David Coleman
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Joseph Banks
Electors	104,959 (2016)
Area	53 km² (20.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Banks is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It has always been based in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Padstow, Panania, Peakhurst and Revesby.

The division includes the suburbs of Allawah, East Hills, Hurstville Grove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, and South Hurstville; and parts of Beverly Hills, Blakehurst, Carlton, Connells Point, Hurstville, Milperra, Narwee, Padstow, Penshurst, Revesby, and Riverwood.

The current Member for Banks, since the 2013 federal election, is David Coleman, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

History

Up until 2013, it was held since its creation by the Australian Labor Party, but has grown increasingly marginal from the 1990s onward. It was almost lost in 2004, but the 2006 redistribution added areas to the west in Bankstown and Condell Park which strengthened the seat for Labor. These areas were lost in the 2009 redistribution, which pushed Banks into new areas in the east, around Hurstville. Long-term Labor member, Daryl Melham, was defeated at the 2013 federal election by David Coleman. Coleman became the first ever Liberal and non-Labor member of the seat, breaking a 64-year tradition.

Members

	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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Banks

Australian federal election, 2016: Banks^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Coleman	39,423	43.89	−3.83
	Labor	Chris Gambian	35,890	39.95	+0.08
	Greens	Philippa Clark	5,225	5.82	+0.77
	Christian Democrats	Greg Bondar	4,777	5.32	+2.91
	Family First	Sharon Wu	1,621	1.80	+1.80
	Animal Justice	Roy Barnes	1,555	1.73	+1.73
	Independent	Bob Spanswick	1,341	1.49	+1.49
Total formal votes			89,832	93.10	+2.19
Informal votes			6,656	6.90	−2.19
Turnout			96,488	91.93	−3.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Coleman	46,210	51.44	−1.36
	Labor	Chris Gambian	43,622	48.56	+1.36
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.36

References

↑ Banks, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Banks - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

Banks Barton Bennelong Berowra Blaxland Bradfield Calare Chifley Cook Cowper Cunningham Dobell Eden-Monaro Farrer Fowler Gilmore Grayndler Greenway Hughes Hume Hunter Kingsford Smith Lindsay Lyne Macarthur Mackellar Macquarie McMahon Mitchell New England Newcastle North Sydney Page Parkes Parramatta Paterson Reid Richmond Riverina Robertson Shortland Sydney Warringah Watson Wentworth Werriwa Whitlam Abolished: Barrier Bland Canobolas Charlton Cook (1906–55) Dalley Darling Dundas East Sydney Evans Gwydir Illawarra Lang Lawson Lowe Martin Nepean Parkes (1901–69) Phillip Prospect Riverina-Darling St George South Sydney Throsby Watson (1934–69) West Sydney

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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

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