Division of Lowe

The Division of Lowe was a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River. It included the suburbs of Drummoyne, Five Dock, Croydon, Croydon Park, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Rhodes, Canada Bay, Cabarita, Abbotsford and Mortlake.^[1]

Lowe Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lowe (green) in New South Wales prior to abolition
Created	1949
Abolished	2010
Namesake	Robert Lowe
Electors	87,153
Area	39 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Robert Lowe, 1869

The Division was named after the Rt Hon Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke. Lowe had been a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom.^[1] The Division was created in 11 May 1949, for the 1949 federal election. It was first held by Sir William McMahon, who held the seat for over 32 years, until 1982. He was Prime Minister 1971–72.

In 2009 the seat of Lowe was abolished. Most of the area was added to the nearby Division of Reid.^[2][3]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) William McMahon	Liberal	1949–1982
	Michael Maher	Labor	1982–1987
	Bob Woods	Liberal	1987–1993
	Mary Easson	Labor	1993–1996
	Paul Zammit	Liberal	1996–1998
		Independent	1998–1998
	John Murphy	Labor	1998–2010

Election results

• 2004 election results
• 2007 election results

There was a by-election in Lowe in 1982 after Sir William McMahon resigned from the parliament.^[4]