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Division of Wentworth
The
Division of Wentworth
is an
Australian electoral division
in the
state
of
New South Wales
. It was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the
original
75 federation divisions contested at the
first federal election
. The division is named after
William Charles Wentworth
(1790–1872), an Australian explorer and statesman. In 1813 he accompanied
Blaxland
and
Lawson
on their crossing of the
Blue Mountains
.
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