2001 Profile of the division of Parramatta

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State:

New South Wales

Name Derivation:

Named after the locality of Parramatta which was first settled as a farm colony for Sydney settlement in 1788. The name is Aboriginal for 'plenty of eels' or 'head of river'.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 61 sq km from Wharf Rd Ermington in the east to Girraween Creek, Toongabbie in the west and from North Rocks Rd Carlingford in the north to the M4 Motorway in the south. The main suburbs include Carlingford, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Ermington, Girraween, Harris Park, North Parramatta, North Rocks, Northmead, Oatlands, Old Toongabbie, Parramatta, Pendle Hill, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Wentworthville, Westmead and Winston Hills.

Products/Industries of the area:

Retail, financial services, transport industry, building materials, plant nurseries, major industry and tourism.

First Proclaimed

1900/1901

Members

Ross Cameron (LP) 1996–

R P Elliott (ALP) 1990–96

J J Brown (ALP) 1977–90

P M Ruddock (LP) 1973–77

N H Bowen (LP) 1964–73

G E Barwick (LP) 1958–64

O H Beale (LP) 1946–58

F H Stewart (UAP) 1931–46

A E Rowe (ALP) 1929–31

E K Bowden (NAT) 1922–29

H E Pratten (NAT) 1921–22

J Cook (FT/ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1901–21

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Demographic Rating

Inner Metropolitan

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 78 800 Informal Vote: 4.81% Turnout: 94.89% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 48.93% LP: 51.07%	Enrolment: 80 023 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.86% Preamble Question 1.03% Turnout: Republic Question 94.91% Preamble Question 94.92%	Enrolment: 87 286 Informal Vote: 6.21% Turnout: 94.01% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 48.85% LP: 51.15%