Division of Kingsford Smith

The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, on the north shore of Botany Bay, and the coast of the Tasman Sea (a south-western segment of the Pacific Ocean). It includes the suburbs of Coogee, Randwick, Maroubra, Mascot, Botany, Malabar and Kensington.

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Australian Electoral Division - State - New South Wales - Sydney - Botany Bay - Tasman Sea - Pacific Ocean - Coogee - Randwick - Maroubra - Mascot - Botany - Malabar - Kensington

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The Division is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney International), and the suburb of Kingsford, both of which are located within the Division, are also named after him. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a fairly safe Labor seat. It has previously been held by Lionel Bowen, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Bob Hawke, and is currently held by Peter Garrett, lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, and former President of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

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Charles Kingsford Smith - Kingsford Smith International Airport - Kingsford - May 11 - 1949 - 1949 Federal election - Labor - Lionel Bowen - Deputy Prime Minister of Australia - Bob Hawke - Peter Garrett - Australian rock - Midnight Oil - Australian Conservation Foundation

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The Division was originally known as the Division of Kingsford-Smith (with a hyphen), based upon a misspelling of Charles Kingsford Smith's name. However, this was corrected in 2001.

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