Division of Bennelong

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The Division of Bennelong is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, represented in the House of Representatives.

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Division of Bennelong canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
category Constituencies established in 1949
Electoral divisions of Australia
New South Wales federal electoral divisions
chamber House of Representatives
containsSuburb Denistone
Eastwood
Epping
Gladesville
Marsfield
Meadowbank
Putney
Ryde
West Ryde
country Australia
created 1949
currentMPParty Australian Labor Party
electoralCommission Australian Electoral Commission
electoralSystem Instant-runoff voting
electorateType Outer metropolitan
establishedInJurisdiction 1949 in Australia
federalElectoralDivisionNumber NSW Bennelong
formerPrimeMinisterRepresented John Howard
governingLaw Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
hasMemberOfParliament Jerome Laxale
heldByJohnHowardFrom 1974
heldByJohnHowardUntil 2007
isElectorateFor Australian federal elections
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
locatedIn New South Wales
namedAfter Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong
namedForRole Aboriginal interlocutor with early British colonists
notableFormerMember John Alexander
John Howard
Maxine McKew
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Australia
previouslyHeldByParty Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
primeMinisterTermForFormerMember 1996–2007
redistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission Redistribution Committee for New South Wales
region Northern Sydney
representedIn Australian House of Representatives
stateElectoralJurisdiction New South Wales

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Bennelong hasPlaceNamedAfter Division of Bennelong
John Howard electedFrom Division of Bennelong
subject linked to: John