These lists give the
states of Australian prime ministers by the locations of the
divisions which they represented, and by their birthplaces.
States of represented division
By order of first term
By state
Per state
Birth places
As of , five of the six states claim the distinction of being the birthplace of a prime minister. Twelve prime ministers, those born prior to the
federation of Australia
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, were born in
British colonies within Australia, rather than independent Australian states. The birthplaces of seven prime ministers are decisively within sovereign states that are separate from Australia, including six in
Great Britain
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, and
one in
Chile
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.
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The number of prime ministers born per state are:
* One: South Australia and Tasmania.
* Three: Queensland.
* Nine: Victoria.
* Ten: New South Wales
States and territories that have not born a prime minister: Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Western Australia.
By state
Prime ministers with division outside of birth state
Of the 24 Australian-born individuals who have been prime ministers of Australia, four became so after representing divisions in different states than the ones in which they were born.
Maps
Countries
Cities
See also
*
Prime Minister of Australia
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the federal government of Australia and is also accountable to federal parliament under the principl ...
*
List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office
*
List of prime ministers of Australia by military service
References
Notes
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Lists of prime ministers by place of birth