Blaxland Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Division of Blaxland (green) in New South Wales | |
Created | 1949 |
MP | Jason Clare |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Gregory Blaxland |
Electors | 95,362 (2010) |
Area | 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It covers the western suburbs of Sydney, including Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Regents Park, Sefton, Villawood, Woodpark, Yagoona and Yennora and parts of Auburn, Bankstown, Berala, Fairfield, Granville, Guildford, Merrylands, Smithfield and South Granville.
The division was created in 1949 and is named after Gregory Blaxland.[1] He was a farmer and an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.