Division of Blaxland

Blaxland
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Blaxland (green) in New South Wales
Created1949
MPJason Clare
PartyLabor
NamesakeGregory Blaxland
Electors95,362 (2010)
Area62 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan
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Gregory Blaxland

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.

  1. "Commonwealth Electoral Division of Blaxland (NSW) – Australian Electoral Commission". aec.gov.au. 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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