Division of Dundas

Former Australian federal electoral division

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Australian electorate

Dundas
Australian House of Representatives Division

Created| 1977
Abolished| 1993
Namesake| Henry Dundas

The Division of Dundas was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was created in 1977 and abolished in 1993. The seat was held by Liberal Party member of parliament Philip Ruddock.

## History

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The division was created in 1977 and abolished in 1993. It was named for the Sydney suburb of Dundas,[citation needed] which was in turn named for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville,[1] who was British Home Secretary 1791–94. It was located in the northern suburbs of Sydney, including Carlingford, Eastwood and Epping.

Dundas was created when Parramatta was split almost in half. The western portion retained the Parramatta name, while the eastern portion became Dundas.The new seat included nearly all of the Liberal-friendly areas of the old Parramatta,[2] and was thus a natural choice for Parramatta's former member, Philip Ruddock, to transfer to[3] before the 1977 election.

For most of its existence, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and Ruddock held it without serious difficulty until 1993,[citation needed] when the seat was abolished.[4] The former territory of Dundas was then split between Parramatta, Bennelong and Berowra, and Ruddock opted to run for the seat of Berowra.[4][5]

## Members

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| Image  | Member  | Party  | Term  | Notes

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|  | Philip Ruddock
(1943–) | Liberal | 10 December 1977 –
13 March 1993 | Previously held the Division of Parramatta. Transferred to the Division of Berowra after Dundas was abolished in 1993

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dundas

## References

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1. ^ "The Ponds Walk" (PDF). Parramatta City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
2. ^ "Overall loss for NSW of 2 Federal seats". Canberra Times. 23 August 1977. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2025. "Dundas, the other new seat, appears to have become a good Liberal seat, taking part of Parramatta, at present held for the Liberals by Mr Ruddock. It gains some Liberal voting areas from surrounding electorates of Berowra, Lowe and Parramatta. Mr Ruddock could now lose Parramatta, according to Labor sources."
3. ^ "Poll 'scratching': Puzzles about New Boundaries". The Broadcaster. Fairfield, New South Wales. 29 November 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 25 June 2025. "People living in Parramatta might go to the polls expecting to see the name of the present member. Mr Ruddock." Mr Franks said. "But he will be now contesting the new seat of Dundas instead."
4. ^ a b "Woods not to contest Berowra". Canberra Times. 2 February 1992. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2025. "The Opposition spokesman on immigration, Philip Roddock, looking for a new seat since his Dundas electorate was abolished in the redistribution of NSW electoral boundaries late last year, should now have a clear run for Berowra. Mr Ruddock said he would consider running for Berowra since the announcement last week that the present Member, Dr Harry Edwards, would retire before the next election."
5. ^ Barnett, David (15 June 1992). "A score of Members prepare goodbyes". Canberra Times. p. 11. Retrieved 25 June 2025. "A NSW Liberal, Harry Edwards, who has represented Berowra on the northern edge of Sydney for 20 years, is also retiring, fortuitously for Phil Ruddock, whose seat of Dundas disappeared. Some of it went to Parramatta... and some to Bennelong... Ruddock won pre-selection in Berowra on an incoming Wet tide, the Liberals say."

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* Page
* Parkes
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* Barrier
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