Division of Chifley

Chifley; Australian House of Representatives Division
	Division of Chifley in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1969
MP	Ed Husic
Party	Labor
Namesake	Ben Chifley
Electors	112,069 (2019)
Area	126 km2 (48.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Chifley is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

History

Ben Chifley, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1969 and is named for Ben Chifley, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1945–49.

Chifley has been won by the Labor Party at every federal election since its creation in 1969, and at the 2007 federal election was one of Labor's safest seats.[1] The Member for Chifley, since the 2010 federal election, is Ed Husic, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Boundaries

Four of the candidates who stood for election for the Division of Chifley at the 2007 federal election address electors at a public meeting in Shalvey on 11 November 2007. They are (seated at rear) Roger Price (ALP), Dave Vincent (CDP), James Cogan (Socialist) and (standing) John Forrester (Greens)

The division is located in the western suburbs of Sydney. On its original boundaries it was based on Blacktown, but now includes the suburbs of Bidwill, Blackett, Bungarribee, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Doonside, Emerton, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Lethbridge Park, Marayong, Marsden Park, Mount Druitt, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Ropes Crossing, Shalvey, Shanes Park, Tregear, Whalan, Willmot, and Woodcroft; as well as parts of Arndell Park, Blacktown, Eastern Creek, Huntingwood, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, and Schofields.

Members

Member	Party	Term	Notes
John Armitage (1920–2009)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983	Previously held the Division of Mitchell. Retired
Russ Gorman (1926–2017)	Labor	5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984	Transferred to the Division of Greenway
Roger Price (1945–)	Labor	1 December 1984 – 19 July 2010	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Rudd and Gillard. Retired
Ed Husic (1970–)	Labor	21 August 2010 – present	Incumbent

Election results

2019 Australian federal election: Chifley[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ed Husic	49,418	54.30	−6.79
	Liberal	Livingston Chettipally	25,411	27.92	+5.26
	Christian Democrats	Josh Green	5,859	6.44	−2.70
	Greens	Brent Robertson	4,604	5.06	+0.52
	United Australia	Joseph O'Connor	4,133	4.54	+4.54
	Independent	Ammar Khan	1,581	1.74	−0.82
Total formal votes			91,006	90.34	−1.32
Informal votes			9,728	9.66	+1.32
Turnout			100,734	89.96	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ed Husic	56,761	62.37	−6.82
	Liberal	Livingston Chettipally	34,245	37.63	+6.82
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.82

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References

"House of Representatives: Two party preferred by division". Election 2007. Australian Electoral Commission. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
Chifley, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Chifley - Australian Electoral Commission

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[1] "House of Representatives: Two party preferred by division". Election 2007. Australian Electoral Commission. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[2] Chifley, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.