Electoral district of Penrith

Penrith is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1973.

Penrith
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1973–present
MPKaren McKeown
PartyLabor
NamesakePenrith
Electors56,565 (2023)
Area75.61 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Penrith:
Hawkesbury Londonderry Londonderry
Blue Mountains Penrith Londonderry
Blue Mountains Badgerys Creek Badgerys Creek

Penrith is almost entirely in Greater Western Sydney, but it does include a few suburbs of the Blue Mountains.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Penrith[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 19,266 38.3 −1.4
Labor Karen McKeown 19,262 38.3 +1.4
One Nation Belinda McWilliams 4,122 8.2 +1.4
Greens Minoo Toussi 2,643 5.2 +0.6
Legalise Cannabis Timothy Pateman 2,467 4.9 +4.9
Animal Justice Vanessa Blazi 1,840 3.7 +2.0
Sustainable Australia Geoff Brown 744 1.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 50,344 96.1 +0.0
Informal votes 2,047 3.9 0.0
Turnout 52,391 87.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karen McKeown 22,661 51.6 +2.2
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,226 48.4 −2.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.2

References

  1. LA First Preference: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.