Division of Barton

The Division of Barton is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It was created in 1922 and is named for Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia. 

It includes the inner suburbs of Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carss Park, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, Turrella and Wolli Creek and parts of Beverly Hills, Carlton, Earlwood and Kingsgrove.

Members

MemberPartyTerm  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 1996–2013  Nickolas Varvaris Liberal 2013–2016  Linda Burney Labor 2016–2025

Dr H. V. Evatt was the Leader of the ALP 1951–60. Evatt nearly lost the seat in 1951 and 1955, and in 1958 he moved to the safe seat of Hunter.

The first member for Barton was Labor's Frederick McDonald. He disappeared after his 1925 defeat by Nationalist Thomas Ley. It is now believed that Ley had him murdered.Lateline History Challenge: Minister for Murder, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004. Ley was later found to be insane and died in Broadmoor Asylum in Britain. Robert McClelland, was Australia's Attorney-General. Linda Burney is the first Indigenous Australian woman elected to the Australian parliament.Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Barton - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), accessdate: July 20, 2016

Election results

References

Division of Barton – Australian Electoral Commission

Other websites
 Nickolas Varvaris' website 

Barton
Category:1922 establishments in Australia