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Division of Prospect

Division of Prospect

Former Australian federal electoral division

This article is about the former Australian federal electorate. For the New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Prospect. For the former South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Prospect (South Australia).

The Division of Prospect was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales from 1969 to 2010. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and included the suburbs of Fairfield, Smithfield, Kemps Creek, St Clair, Horsley Park and those parts of the suburb of Prospect south of the Great Western Highway which were the least populous parts of the suburb. The Prospect Reservoir was located within the Division.

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The origins of the Division date back to the redistribution of 21 November 1968, and was first contested at the 1969 Federal election. The seat was a safe Labor seat for its entire existence.

Following the 2009 redistribution of New South Wales, the division was renamed McMahon to honour former Prime Minister Sir William McMahon.[1] McMahon was first contested at the 2010 federal election.

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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Prospect

References

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    Media Release 2009: Augmented Electoral Commission decides boundaries and names for Federal Electoral Divisions in NSW - Australian Electoral Commission
  • "Division of Prospect" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved 29 June 2007. (PDF, 174 kB)
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