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Division of Prospect

Former Australian federal electoral division

Field	Value
name	Prospect
image	Division of Prospect 2007.png
caption	Division of Prospect (green) in New South Wales
state	nsw
created	1969
abolished	2010
namesake	Prospect Reservoir
electors	90,624
area	164
class	Outer metropolitan

The Division of Prospect was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales from 1969 to 2010. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and included the suburbs of Fairfield, Smithfield, Kemps Creek, St Clair, Horsley Park and those parts of the suburb of Prospect south of the Great Western Highway which were the least populous parts of the suburb. The Prospect Reservoir was located within the Division, from which it took its name.

The origins of the Division date back to the redistribution of 21 November 1968, and was first contested at the 1969 Federal election. The seat was a safe Labor seat for its entire existence.

Following the 2009 redistribution of New South Wales, the division was renamed McMahon to honour former prime minister Sir William McMahon. McMahon was first contested at the 2010 federal election.

Members

Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		[[File:Dick Klugman 1974 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dick Klugman
(1924–2011)	Labor	nowrap	25 October 1969 –
19 February 1990
		[[File:No image.svg	100px]]	Janice Crosio
(1939–)	nowrap	24 March 1990 –
31 August 2004	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Smithfield. Retired
		[[File:Cbowencrop.jpg	100px]]	Chris Bowen
(1973–)	nowrap	9 October 2004 –
21 August 2010	Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Transferred to the Division of McMahon after Prospect was abolished in 2010

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Prospect

References

[http://www.aec.gov.au/media/media-releases/2009/10-23.htm Media Release 2009: Augmented Electoral Commission decides boundaries and names for Federal Electoral Divisions in NSW - Australian Electoral Commission]

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