Barton is a Labor seat in southern Sydney, covering Rockdale and parts of Canterbury and Kogarah. The seat is held by federal Attorney-General Peter McClelland, who has held it since 1996. It was previously a marginal seat although it has became safer in recent elections. The seat was previously held by Labor leader H.V. Evatt from 1940 until 1958. It was also held by Thomas Ley from 1925 to 1928, who was suspected in the murder of both his predecessor in Barton and a rival in state Parliament.
Seat profile #65: Barton
– February 20, 2010
