Electoral district of Mount Druitt
Mount Druitt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Edmond Atalla of the Labor Party.
Mount Druitt | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Sydney | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1971–1981, 1991–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Edmond Atalla | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Mount Druitt | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,357 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 38.95 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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It is a 38.95 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Mount Druitt, Bidwill, Blackett, Dean Park, Dharruk, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Shalvey and parts of Colebee, Eastern Creek, Emerton and Lethbridge Park.[1]
History
Mount Druitt was originally created in 1971 and abolished prior to the 1981 election and replaced by St Marys. It was re-established prior to the 1991 election. It has always been represented by a member of the Labor party.
Members for Mount Druitt
First incarnation (1971—1981) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Jim Southee [2] | Labor | 1971–1973 | |
Tony Johnson [3] | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Second incarnation (1991—present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Richard Amery [4] | Labor | 1991–2015 | |
Edmond Atalla [5] | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Edmond Atalla | 26,869 | 57.13 | +0.49 | |
Liberal | Mark Rusev | 13,209 | 28.09 | −1.12 | |
Greens | Brent Robertson | 3,231 | 6.87 | +1.75 | |
Christian Democrats | Samraat Grewal | 2,204 | 4.69 | −0.76 | |
Conservatives | George Lang | 1,518 | 3.23 | +3.23 | |
Total formal votes | 47,031 | 95.12 | +0.41 | ||
Informal votes | 2,413 | 4.88 | −0.41 | ||
Turnout | 49,444 | 87.73 | −0.75 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Edmond Atalla | 28,505 | 66.42 | +0.97 | |
Liberal | Mark Rusev | 14,410 | 33.58 | −0.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.97 |
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References
- "Mount Druitt". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Mr James Bernard Southee". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "The Hon. Richard Sanderson Amery". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Mr Edmond Atalla". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Mount Druitt: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Mount Druitt: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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