Named after Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920), the first Prime Minister of Australia 1901–03.
Area and Location Description:
Barton covers an area of approximately 44 sq km from Cooks River and Cup and Saucer Creek in the north to the Georges River in the south, Botany Bay in the east and generally to Beverly Hills in the west. The main suburbs include Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carss Park, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, Turrella, Wolli Creek and parts of Beverly Hills, Carlton, Earlwood and Kingsgrove.
Products/industries of the area:
Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industry, tourism, bakeries, chocolate making and health services.
First proclaimed/election:
1922
Demographic rating:
Inner Metropolitan
Members:
McClelland, R (ALP) 1996–
Punch, G F (ALP) 1983–1996
Bradfield, J M (LP) 1975–1983
Reynolds, L J (ALP) 1969–1975
Arthur, W T (LP) 1966–1969
Reynolds, L J (ALP) 1958–1966
Evatt, H V (ALP) 1940–1958
Lane, A (UAP) 1931–1940
Tully, J T (ALP) 1928–1931
Ley, T J (NAT) 1925–1928
McDonald, F A (ALP) 1922–1925
