Division of McMahon
The Division of McMahon is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was set up in 2010 and is named for Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon.[2] It replaced the division of Prospect.
| McMahon Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of McMahon (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 2009 |
| MP | Chris Bowen |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | William McMahon |
| Electors | 99,286 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 161 km2 (62.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The division covers the western suburbs of Sydney. It includes the suburbs of Abbotsbury, Blacktown (part), Bossley Park, Canley Vale, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Edensor Park, Erskine Park, Fairfield, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Greenfield Park, Greystanes, Horsley Park, Kemps Creek, Merrylands (part), Merrylands West, Mount Vernon, Orchard Hills, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Smithfield, South Wentworthville (part), St Clair and Wetherill Park.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bowen | Labor | 2010—present | |
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: McMahon[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Chris Bowen | 40,657 | 47.98 | +1.90 | |
| Liberal | Vivek Singha | 24,006 | 28.33 | −4.98 | |
| United Australia | Marie Saliba | 7,723 | 9.11 | +5.21 | |
| Greens | Astrid O'Neill | 4,922 | 5.81 | +0.87 | |
| One Nation | Scott Ford | 4,612 | 5.44 | −2.81 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cameron Shamsabad | 2,822 | 3.33 | +3.33 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,742 | 89.39 | +1.47 | ||
| Informal votes | 10,057 | 10.61 | −1.47 | ||
| Turnout | 94,799 | 88.42 | −2.56 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Chris Bowen | 50,413 | 59.49 | +2.85 | |
| Liberal | Vivek Singha | 34,329 | 40.51 | −2.85 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.85 | |||
Division Of McMahon Media
Sir William McMahon, the division's namesake
Portrait of Chris Bowen
References
- ↑ "NSW Division - McMahon, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of McMahon (NSW) (formerly Prospect)". aec.gov.au. 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ McMahon, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.