Electoral district of Auburn
| Auburn New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location within Sydney | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | Luke Foley |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake | Auburn, New South Wales |
| Electors | 53,262 (2015) |
| Area | 39 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Auburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Luke Foley, the leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Auburn includes the suburbs of Auburn, Berala, Homebush Bay, Lidcombe, Newington, Rookwood, Silverwater, South Granville, Sydney Olympic Park, Wentworth Point and parts of Chester Hill, Guildford, Merrylands and Regents Park.[1]
History
Auburn was created in 1927. It has historically been one of the safest Labor seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney.[2][3]
Auburn was once represented by former Premier, Jack Lang, and later by his son, James Lang. The seat was once vacant for four months; between December, 1955 and March, 1956; as a result of the death of Edgar Dring. A by-election was not held, given the relatively short amount of time left until the New South Wales state election, 1956.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lang | Labor | 1927–1940 | |
| Labor (N-C) | 1940–1941 | ||
| Labor | 1941–1943 | ||
| Lang Labor | 1943–1946 | ||
| James Lang | Lang Labor | 1946–1950 | |
| Edgar Dring | Labor | 1950–1955 | |
| Thomas Ryan | Labor | 1956–1965 | |
| Peter Cox | Labor | 1965–1988 | |
| Peter Nagle | Labor | 1988–2001 | |
| Barbara Perry | Labor | 2001–2015 | |
| Luke Foley | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Luke Foley | 19,504 | 44.5 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 15,471 | 35.3 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | Malikeh Michels | 2,658 | 6.1 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | Paul Garrard | 2,457 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| No Land Tax | Kays Ahmed | 1,857 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 1,836 | 4.2 | −0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,783 | 94.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,560 | 5.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,343 | 87.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Luke Foley | 21,343 | 55.9 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 16,816 | 44.1 | +1.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
References
- ↑ "Auburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "Labor has `let down heartland' O'Farrell".
- ↑ "Eight Western Sydney Labor MPs rebel against Nathan Rees on Parklea prison privatisation".
- ↑ State Electoral District of Auburn: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Auburn: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
- "Auburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2015.