Division of East Sydney

The Division of East Sydney was a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1900. It was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It was abolished in 1969. It was named for the suburb of East Sydney. It was located in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney, including Darlinghurst, Paddington and Surry Hills.

After 1910 East Sydney was usually a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. In the 1930s it was a stronghold of Lang Labor. Its most famous members were Sir George Reid, who was Prime Minister of Australia in 1904–05, and Eddie Ward, a long-serving Labor member and Cabinet minister.

Members
MemberPartyTerm George Reid Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910  John West Labor 1910–1931  Eddie Ward Labor (NSW) 1931–1931  John Clasby United Australia 1931–1932 Eddie Ward Labor (NSW) 1932–1936  Labor 1936–1963  Leonard Devine Labor 1963–1969

East Sydney
Category:1901 establishments in Australia
Category:1969 disestablishments in Australia