Division of Banks

Banks Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Banks in New South Wales, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	David Coleman
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Joseph Banks
Electors	106,364 (2019)
Area	53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Banks is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

History[]

Sir Joseph Banks, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1949 and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It has always been based in the south-western and southern suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Padstow, Panania, Peakhurst and Revesby.

Up until 2013, it was held since its creation by the Australian Labor Party, but has grown increasingly marginal from the 1990s onward. It was almost lost in 2004, but the 2006 redistribution added areas to the west in Bankstown and Condell Park which strengthened the seat for Labor. Those areas were lost in the 2009 redistribution, which pushed Banks into new areas to the east, around Hurstville. Long-term Labor member, Daryl Melham, was defeated at the 2013 federal election by current member David Coleman. Coleman became the first non-Labor member for the seat, breaking a 64-year tradition.

Boundaries[]

The division includes the suburbs of Allawah, East Hills, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, and South Hurstville; and parts of Bankstown, Bankstown Aerodrome, Beverly Hills, Blakehurst, Carlton, Condell Park, Connells Point, Milperra, Narwee, Penshurst, Revesby, and Riverwood.

Members[]

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Eric Costa (1900–1976)	Labor	10 December 1949 – 29 September 1969	Retired
		Vince Martin (1920–2001)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 19 September 1980	Lost preselection and retired
		John Mountford (1933–)	Labor	18 October 1980 – 19 February 1990	Retired
		Daryl Melham (1954–)	Labor	24 March 1990 – 7 September 2013	Lost seat
		David Coleman (1974–)	Liberal	7 September 2013 – present	Incumbent. Currently a minister under Morrison

Election results[]

References[]

External links[]

• Division of Banks - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 33°58′01″S 151°03′58″E / 33.967°S 151.066°E / -33.967; 151.066