Division of Chifley
The Division of Chifley is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was created in 1969 and is named for Ben Chifley, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1945–49.[1] It covers some of the outer western suburbs of Sydney including Arndell Park, Bidwill, Blackett, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Doonside, Emerton, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Huntingwood, Lethbridge Park, Marayong, Minchinbury, Mount Druitt, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Ropes Crossing, Shalvey, Shanes Park, Tregear, Whalan, Willmot, Woodcroft and parts of Eastern Creek, Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Schofields and Riverstone.[1]
| Chifley Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Chifley (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Ed Husic |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Ben Chifley |
| Electors | 97,605 (2010) |
| Area | 135 km2 (52.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Armitage | Labor | 1969–1983 | |
| Russ Gorman | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| Roger Price | Labor | 1984–2010 | |
| Ed Husic | Labor | 2010–present | |
Ed Husic was the first Muslim elected to the Australian Parliament.[2]
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Chifley[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Ed Husic | 51,236 | 52.72 | −1.58 | |
| Liberal | Jugandeep Singh | 24,046 | 24.74 | −3.18 | |
| One Nation | Amit Batish | 6,034 | 6.21 | +6.21 | |
| Greens | Sujan Selventhiran | 5,622 | 5.78 | +0.72 | |
| United Australia | Zvetanka Raskov | 5,149 | 5.30 | +0.76 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Roughley | 3,263 | 3.36 | +3.36 | |
| Independent | Ammar Khan | 1,839 | 1.89 | +0.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 97,189 | 91.12 | +0.78 | ||
| Informal votes | 9,471 | 8.88 | −0.78 | ||
| Turnout | 106,660 | 87.95 | −2.01 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ed Husic | 61,682 | 63.47 | +1.10 | |
| Liberal | Jugandeep Singh | 35,507 | 36.53 | −1.10 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.10 | |||
Division Of Chifley Media
A 1963 black and white portrait of John Armitage, MHR for Mitchell
Portrait of Roger Price
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Chifley (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Wilson, Lauren (28 September 2010). "New MP is first in Australia to be sworn in with Koran". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Chifley, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.