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The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It includes the suburbs of Drummoyne, Haberfield, Burwood, Homebush, Concord and Mortlake. 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. ...
The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ...
Haberfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Burwood is a suburb and a Local Government Area in the inner_west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ...
The Division is named after Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. 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 marginal Labor seat. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, the twentieth Prime Minister of Australia. A sketch portrait of Robert Lowe Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke (December 4, 1811 - July 27, 1892), British statesman, was born at Bingham, Nottinghamshire, where his father was the rector. ...
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ...
The Home Secretary (official full title Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ...
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. ...
Rt Hon William McMahon The Rt. ...
The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Members Rt Hon William McMahon The Rt. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...
1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
John Murphy John Paul Murphy (born 31 May 1950), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Lowe, New South Wales. ...
External Links - "Division of Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. URL accessed on July 4, 2005. (PDF, 184 kB)
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