The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, on the north shore of Botany Bay, and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It includes the suburbs of Coogee, Randwick, Maroubra, Mascot, Botany and Malabar. Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. ... The Australian states and territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... Coogee from northern end of Coogee Beach Coogee is a beachside suburb of Sydney adjacent to Coogee Bay (the Tasman Sea) in the east, Clovelly in the north, Randwick in the west and Kingsford and Maroubra in the south. ... Randwick, New South Wales is a City (Local Government Area) and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Mascot, New South Wales, Australia is a suburb of Sydney. ... Botany is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, nearby Mascot, and Sydney Airport, part of the City of Botany Bay and adjacent to the bay of the same name. ...

The Division is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney International), and the suburb of Kingsford, both of which are located within the Division, are also named after him. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a fairly safe Labor seat. It has previously been held by Lionel Bowen, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Bob Hawke, and is currently held by Peter Garrett, lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, and former President of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (February 9, 1897 - November, 1935), often called Charles Kingsford-Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was the best-known early Australian aviator. ... Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY), is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia, that falls under the authority of Randwick council. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Lionel Frost Bowen (born 28 December 1922), Australian politician, was a senior Labor figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. ... Australias second-highest ranked political post is the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ... Hon Bob Hawke Robert James Lee Hawke (born December 9, 1929), Australian trade union leader and politician, was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... Peter Garrett campaigning in Melbourne for the 9 October 2004 Australian election Peter Garrett (born 16 April 1953), Australian musician and politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2004. ... Australian rock and rock musicians have produced a wide variety of music. ... Midnight Oil were an Australian rock band known for their driving hard rock sound, superb live performances and their overt left-wing political activism. ... The Australian Conservation Foundation is an Australian non-profit, membership-based environment group that is involved in a wide variety of areas, including political lobbying, research and education as well as practical work in in conservation. ...

The Division was originally known as the Division of Kingsford-Smith (with a hyphen), based upon a misspelling of Charles Kingsford Smith's name. However, this was corrected in 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Members

• Gordon Anderson (Labor) 1949-1955
• Daniel Curtin (Labor) 1955-1969
• Lionel Bowen (Labor) 1969-1990
• Laurie Brereton (Labor) 1990-2004
• Peter Garrett (Labor) 2004-

1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Lionel Frost Bowen (born 28 December 1922), Australian politician, was a senior Labor figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hon Laurie Brereton Laurence John Laurie Brereton (born 29 May 1946), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Garrett campaigning in Melbourne for the 9 October 2004 Australian election Peter Garrett (born 16 April 1953), Australian musician and politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2004. ...

External Links

• "Division of Kingsford Smith". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. URL accessed on July 4, 2005. (PDF, 196 kB)