Division of Wentworth

The Division of Wentworth is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions set up in 1901 for the first federal election. The division is named after William Charles Wentworth (1790–1872), an Australian explorer and politician.  In 1813 he crossed the Blue Mountains with Blaxland and Lawson.

The Division, in terms of area, is the smallest in Australia. It includes the suburbs of Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Centennial Park, Clovelly, Darlinghurst, Darling Point, Dover Heights, Double Bay, East Sydney, Edgecliff, Elizabeth Bay, Kings Cross, North Bondi, Paddington, Point Piper, Potts Point, Queens Park, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay, Waverley, Woollahra and Woolloomooloo; and parts of Randwick.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Sir William McMillan Free Trade 1901–1903 Willie Kelly Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1919 Walter Marks Nationalist 1919–1929  Independent 1929  Australian 1929–1930  Independent 1930-1931  United Australia 1931 (Sir) Eric Harrison United Australia 1931–1944  Liberal 1944–1956  Les Bury Liberal 1956–1974  Bob Ellicott Liberal 1974–1981  Peter Coleman Liberal 1981–1987  John Hewson Liberal 1987–1995  Andrew Thomson Liberal 1995–2001 Peter King Liberal 2001–2004  Independent 2004  Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 2004–2018  Kerryn Phelps Independent 2018–2019 Dave SharmaLiberal2019–2022  Allerga Spender Independent 2022–present

Eric Harrison was a minister in the governments of Joseph Lyons and Robert Menzies. He was also deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. He resign in 1956 and became Australian High Commissioner in London. Bob Ellicott was Attorney-General from 1975–1977. He also served as Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Capital Territory. He resigned in 1981 to become a judge on the Federal Court of Australia. John Hewson and Malcolm Turnbull both served as Leaders of the Opposition, and Turnbull served as Prime Minister from 2015 to 2018. Peter King lost Liberal Party support, and decided to become an independent. He was banned from the Liberal Party for 10 years.

After Malcolm Turnbull was removed as Prime Minister by the Liberal Party he resigned from the Parliament. A by-election was held for the seat which was one by an independent candidate, Kerryn Phelps.2018 Wentworth by-election, ABC News

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Wentworth – Australian Electoral Commission

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales
Category:1901 establishments in Australia