What is the Division of Parramatta?
Q: What is the Division of Parramatta?
A: The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales.
Q: When was the Division of Parramatta created?
A: The Division of Parramatta was created in 1900 for the first federal election in 1901.
Q: What is the significance of the name Parramatta?
A: The name Parramatta is an Aboriginal word for "the place where the eels lie down".
Q: What regions are included in the Division of Parramatta?
A: The Division of Parramatta includes Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Granville, Harris Park, Holroyd, Mays Hill, North Parramatta, Oatlands, Old Toongabbie, Parramatta, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Wentworthville, Westmead and parts of Dundas, Ermington, Guildford, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Northmead, North Rocks, Pendle Hill, South Granville and South Wentworthville.
Q: Where is the Division of Parramatta located?
A: The Division of Parramatta is located in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Q: What is the political balance like in the Division of Parramatta?
A: The Division of Parramatta lies between Labor voting areas of western Sydney and the Liberal areas on the North Shore, and any change to the boundary can change the political balance in the seat.
Q: Who currently holds the seat for the ALP and what was the outcome of the 2006 boundary change?
A: Julie Owens currently holds the seat for the ALP with an increased majority, even after the 2006 boundary change which shifted Parramatta from marginally Labor to marginally Liberal (as defined by the Australian Electoral Commission).
