Wentworth

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Wentworth is an Australian federal electoral division in inner-eastern Sydney, known for being one of the country’s smallest and most affluent urban seats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Sydney Harbour
chamber House of Representatives
classification Inner Metropolitan
containsSuburb Bondi
linked to: Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach
Bronte
Darling Point
Double Bay
Paddington (NSW)
Point Piper
Rose Bay
Tamarama
linked to: Tamarama Beach

Vaucluse
Waverley
Woollahra
country Australia
createdInYear 1901
electoralCommission Australian Electoral Commission
electorateProfile high median household income
high property values
high proportion of professionals and managers
electorateType federal
elects one member
formerMemberParty Liberal Party of Australia
hasCharacteristic one of Australia’s most affluent electorates
one of Australia’s smallest federal electorates by area
hasFormerMember Malcolm Turnbull
hasPostalVoting true
hasPrepollVoting true
includesLandmark Bondi Beach
Macquarie Lighthouse
South Head
isAffluent true
isOriginalFederationDivision true
isUrban true
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
locatedIn Sydney
locatedInRegion inner-eastern Sydney
namedAfter William Charles Wentworth
namedAfterOccupation explorer
politician
statesman
notableEvent 2018 by-election following Malcolm Turnbull’s resignation
parliament Parliament of Australia
redistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission
state New South Wales
traditionalPoliticalLeaning Liberal Party stronghold
votingSystem instant-runoff voting

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Watsons Bay federalDivision Wentworth
Double Bay federalDivision Wentworth
Paddington, New South Wales federalElectorate Wentworth
Bellevue Hill federalElectorate Wentworth
Vaucluse federalDivision Wentworth
Darling Point federalDivision Wentworth
Edgecliff federalDivision Wentworth
Woollahra federalDivision Wentworth