Bennelong

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Bennelong is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, named after the Aboriginal leader Woollarawarre Bennelong and encompassing several suburbs in Sydney’s north-west.

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Bennelong canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division ⓘ
classification Inner metropolitan ⓘ
contains Macquarie University ⓘ
commercial centres ⓘ
light industrial areas ⓘ
major residential areas ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
created 1949 ⓘ
createdFor 1949 federal election ⓘ
electoralSystem preferential voting ⓘ
electoralType federal ⓘ
electorsRecorded over 100000 electors ⓘ
experienced swings between Liberal Party and Australian Labor Party ⓘ
federalElectorateOf Parliament of Australia ⓘ
formerClassification Outer metropolitan ⓘ
formerPrimeMinisterRepresented John Howard ⓘ
governingBody Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ
hasSuburb Denistone ⓘ
Eastwood ⓘ
Epping ⓘ
Gladesville ⓘ
Macquarie Park ⓘ
Marsfield ⓘ
Meadowbank ⓘ
North Ryde ⓘ
Putney ⓘ
Ryde ⓘ
West Ryde ⓘ
historicalPartyStrength traditionally Liberal-leaning ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBody Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn New South Wales ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ
north-western Sydney ⓘ
namedAfter Bennelong ⓘ
Woollarawarre Bennelong ⓘ
namedFor Aboriginal leader Bennelong ⓘ
notableFormerMember John Alexander ⓘ
John Howard ⓘ
Maxine McKew ⓘ
politicalSignificance bellwether characteristics at times ⓘ
marginal seat in federal elections ⓘ
postalAbbreviation Bennelong ⓘ
redistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ
redistributionFrequency every seven years or sooner ⓘ
region Northern Sydney ⓘ
representationBegan 1949 ⓘ
stateElectoralDivisionOf New South Wales ⓘ

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Division of Bennelong → postalAbbreviation → Bennelong ⓘ
subject linked to: Bennelong