Banks (NSW)

Daryl Melham (Labor) since 1990

Inner MetropolitanA

Seat Margin: 2.9%

2001 swing: 4.3%

NSW swing: 3.4%

  Republic 'yes': 45.8r

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2001 Census Data*

National ranking
(out of 150)

State 
ranking
(out of 50)

Median household income

1065

42

21

Unemployment

5.3%

127

38

Persons aged over 65

15.8%

25

11

Born in NES country

22.2%

27

15

        

 

Melham was shadow Aboriginal Affairs minister from 1996 until his resignation a couple of years later.

One of those increasingly marginal Sydney seats due to growing pockets of prosperity. Overlayed by volatility that has seen big swings in both directions in the last decade.

Came close to going Liberal in 1996. 

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AEC Member

   ABC (Antony Green)

Poll Bludger

 

A: AEC socio-demographic  
r: yes vote at 1999 referendum 
* From Parliament House Library

Voted for Latham

AEC extract

First Proclaimed

1949

Members

Daryl Melham (ALP) 1990-
J G Mountford (ALP) 1980-90
V J Martin (ALP) 1969-80
D E Costa (ALP) 1949-69