What is Division of Lowe?
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | federal = yes |name = Lowe |image = Division of Lowe 2007.png |caption = Division of Lowe (green) in [[New South Wales]] prior to abolition |party-colour = Labor |state = nsw |created = 1949 |abolished = 2010 |namesake = [[Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke|Robert Lowe]] |electors = 87,153 |area = 39 |class = Inner Metropolitan }} [[File:Robert Lowe, Vanity Fair, 1869-02-27.jpg|thumb|Robert Lowe, 1869]] The '''Division of Lowe''' was a [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Federal Electoral Division]] for the [[Australian House of Representatives]] in the state of [[New South Wales]]. It was located in the inner western suburbs of [[Sydney]], on the south shore of the [[Parramatta River]]. It included the suburbs of [[Drummoyne, New South Wales|Drummoyne]], [[Five Dock, New South Wales|Five Dock]], [[Croydon, New South Wales|Croydon]], [[Croydon Park, New South Wales|Croydon Park]], [[Burwood, New South Wales|Burwood]], [[Enfield, New South Wales|Enfield]], [[Homebush, New South Wales|Homebush]], [[Strathfield, New South Wales|Strathfield]], [[Concord, New South Wales|Concord]], [[Rhodes, New South Wales|Rhodes]], [[Canada Bay, New South Wales|Canada Bay]], [[Cabarita, New South Wales|Cabarita]], [[Abbotsford, New South Wales|Abbotsford]] and [[Mortlake, New South Wales|Mortlake]].<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url= http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionProfile-13745-129.htm |title=Division Profile |first= |last= |work=results.aec.gov.au |year=2008 |accessdate=8 November 2013}}</ref> The Division was named after the Rt Hon [[Robert Lowe|Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke]]. Lowe had been a Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]], and former [[Home Secretary]] of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=profile/> The Division was created in 11 May 1949, for the 1949 federal election. It was first held by Sir [[William McMahon]], who held the seat for over 32 years, until 1982. He was [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime