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Electoral district of Mount Druitt 
Summary
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.
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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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 edit
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 edit
| First incarnation (1971—1981) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edmond Atalla | 29,710 | 60.9 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 11,470 | 23.5 | −2.6 | |
| Greens | Asm Morshed | 4,173 | 8.6 | +1.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Andrew Dudas | 3,393 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,746 | 94.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,759 | 5.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 51,505 | 82.6 | −1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Edmond Atalla | 32,606 | 72.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 12,435 | 27.6 | −3.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Two-candidate preferred results for the electoral district of Mount Druitt
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ LA First Preference: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.