The Division of Mitchell is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the north-west suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of North Rocks, Glenhaven, Dural, Kenthurst and Nelson. 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. ... Glenhaven is a small residential suburb in Sydney, Australia. ... Dural is a semi-rural suburb 36km north-west of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, in the shires of Hornsby and Baulkham Hills. ...

The Division is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, surveyor and explorer who was the first European to large areas of New South Wales and Victoria. 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 safe Liberal seat. Major Sir Thomas Mitchell (June 16, 1792-1855), surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. ... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... 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. ... The Liberal Party of Australia also known as the Neo Nazi Party of Australasia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...

Members

• Roy Wheeler (Liberal) 1949-1961
• John Armitage (Labor) 1961-1963
• Leslie Irwin (Liberal) 1963-1972
• Alfred Ashley-Brown (Labor) 1972-1974
• Alan Cadman (Liberal) 1974-

The Liberal Party of Australia also known as the Neo Nazi Party of Australasia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Hon Alan Cadman Alan Glyndwr Cadman (born 26 July Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since May 1974 representing the Division of Mitchell, New South Wales. ...

External Links

• "Division of Mitchell". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. URL accessed on July 4, 2005. (PDF, 163 kB)