Penrith is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales since 1973.[1] It is represented by Karen McKeown of the Labor Party.
| Penrith New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1973–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Karen McKeown | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Penrith | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,565 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 75.61 km2 (29.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It has been traditionally a safe Labor seat for most of its history but has had times where it has fallen to the Liberal Party. It is now regarded as a key marginal seat.
Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Penrith takes in the suburbs of Penrith, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Jamisontown, Lapstone, Lemongrove, Leonay, South Penrith and parts of Blaxland, Caddens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Cambridge Gardens, Cranebrook, Kingswood and Werrington.[2]
Members for Penrith
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mulock [3] | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
| Peter Anderson [4] | Labor | 1981–1988 | |
| Guy Matheson [5] | Liberal | 1988–1991 | |
| Faye Lo Po' [6] | Labor | 1991–2003 | |
| Karyn Paluzzano [7] | Labor | 2003–2010 | |
| Stuart Ayres [8] | Liberal | 2010–2023 | |
| Karen McKeown | Labor | 2023–present | |
Election results
edit| 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
edit- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Penrith". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Penrith". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock (1930-2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Peter Thomas Anderson (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Guy Kevin Vincent Matheson (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Faye Lo Po' (1936- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mrs Karyn Lesley Paluzzano (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.