Division of Banks

Banks Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Banks in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	David Coleman
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Joseph Banks
Electors	104,959 (2016)
Area	53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Banks is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It has always been based in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, including the suburbs of Padstow, Panania, Peakhurst and Revesby.

The division includes the suburbs of Allawah, East Hills, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Padstow Heights, Panania, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, and South Hurstville; and parts of Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Blakehurst, Carlton, Condell Park, Connells Point, Milperra, Narwee, Padstow, Penshurst, Revesby, and Riverwood.