Division of Parramatta
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The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the locality of Parramatta which is also an Aboriginal word meaning 'plenty of eels' or 'head of river'. It has always been based in the western suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Parramatta, Carlingford, Westmead and Rydalmere. It has existed since Federation and is currently one of the most marginal electorates in the Australian House of Representatives, a fact reinforced during the 2004 election when the sitting Liberal Member was defeated despite a state-wide swing towards his party.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party affiliation | Period |
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| Joseph Cook | FT/ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT | 1901-21 |
| Herbert Pratten | NAT | 1921-22 |
| Eric Bowden | NAT | 1922-29 |
| Albert Rowe | ALP | 1929-31 |
| Frederick Stewart | UAP | 1931-46 |
| Oliver Beale | LP | 1946-58 |
| Garfield Barwick | LP | 1958-64 |
| Nigel Bowen | LP | 1964-73 |
| Philip Ruddock | LP | 1973-77 |
| John Brown | ALP | 1977-90 |
| Robert Elliot | ALP | 1990-96 |
| Ross Cameron | LP | 1996-04 |
| Julie Owens | ALP | 2004- |
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