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Division of Cunningham
The Division of Cunningham is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alan Cunningham, a 19th century explorer of New South Wales. It is located on the south coast of New South Wales, and takes in parts of the city of Wollongong, including Corrimal , Figtree and Unanderra . It has always been won by the Australian Labor Party, except at the 2002 by-election, when it was lost to the Australian Greens. Labor recovered the seat at the October 2004 election. Its most prominent members have been Rex Connor , a senior minister in the Whitlam government, and Stephen Martin, who was Speaker 1993-96.
Members
- Hon William Davies (ALP) 1949-56
- Victor Kearney (ALP) 1956-63
- Hon Rex Connor (ALP) 1963-77
- Hon Stewart West (ALP) 1977-93
- Hon Stephen Martin (ALP) 1993-2002
- Michael Organ (Green) 2002-04
- Sharon Bird (ALP) 2004-
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