Division of Parkes (1901–1969)

Parkes Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1901
Abolished	1969
Namesake	Henry Parkes

The Division of Parkes was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the south-west of Sydney, and originally included the suburbs of Canterbury, Burwood and Ashfield. By the time it was abolished in 1969, it had been redistributed to cover suburbs such as Earlwood and Harcourt.

The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. It was named after Sir Henry Parkes, seventh Premier of New South Wales and sometimes known as the 'Father of Federation'. The seat was vacant for a short time at the end of 1930, when Edward McTiernan was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was to become the longest serving Justice of that court.

At the redistribution of 11 October 1984, a new Division of Parkes was created. However, this was located in north-west rural New South Wales, and had no connection to this Division.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Bruce Smith	Free Trade, Anti-Socialist	1901–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1919
		Independent	1919–1919
	Charles Marr	Nationalist	1919–1929
	Edward McTiernan	Labor	1929–1930
	(Sir) Charles Marr	Nationalist	1931–1931
		United Australia	1931–1943
	Les Haylen	Labor	1943–1963
	Tom Hughes	Liberal	1963–1969

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–69)