Electoral district of Mount Druitt
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Mount Druitt New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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File:Nsw electoral district mountdruitt 2015.svg
Location within Sydney
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State | New South Wales |
Dates current | 1971–1981, 1991–present |
MP | Edmond Atalla |
Party | Australian Labor Party |
Namesake | Mount Druitt |
Electors | 53,635 (2015) |
Area | 38.95 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
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.
It is an 38.95 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Mount Druitt, Bidwill, Blackett, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Shalvey and parts of 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 is an area which has always heavily voted Labor.
Members for Mount Druitt
First incarnation (1971—1981) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Jim Southee | Labor | 1971–1973 | |
Tony Johnson | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Second incarnation (1991—present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Richard Amery | Labor | 1991–2015 | |
Edmond Atalla | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Edmond Atalla | 25,460 | 56.6 | +9.4 | |
Liberal | Olivia Lloyd | 13,128 | 29.2 | −6.8 | |
Christian Democrats | Josh Green | 2,450 | 5.5 | −2.9 | |
Greens | Brent Robertson | 2,300 | 5.1 | −2.8 | |
No Land Tax | Robyn Hamilton | 1,610 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 44,948 | 94.7 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 2,510 | 5.3 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 47,458 | 88.5 | +0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Edmond Atalla | 26,877 | 65.5 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | Olivia Lloyd | 14,191 | 34.6 | −9.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 |
References
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- ↑ State Electoral District of Mount Druitt: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Mount Druitt: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
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