Electoral district of Auburn
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This article is about the New South Wales state electorate. For the former Queensland state electorate, see Electoral district of Auburn (Queensland).
| Auburn New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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 Location within Sydney |
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| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1927 |
| MP: | Barbara Perry |
| Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake: | Auburn, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 51,590 (2011) |
| Area: | 44 km² (17 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 Barbara Perry of the Australian Labor Party.
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[edit] 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.[1] [2]
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.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| 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–present | |
[edit] Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Auburn
| New South Wales state election, 2011: Auburn[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 20,377 | 46.3 | -14.0 | |
| Liberal | Ned Attie | 14,159 | 32.2 | +17.8 | |
| Greens | Michael Kiddle | 2,969 | 6.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Salim Mehajer | 2,964 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 2,323 | 5.3 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | Jamal Daoud | 759 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Carolyn Kennett | 477 | 1.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 44,028 | 95.0 | -0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,318 | 5.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 46,346 | 90.9 | -1.0 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 22,199 | 58.5 | -20.3 | |
| Liberal | Ned Attie | 15,758 | 41.5 | +20.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -20.3 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Labor has `let down heartland' O'Farrell". http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/labor-has-let-down-heartland-ofarrell/1587919.aspx.
- ^ "Eight Western Sydney Labor MPs rebel against Nathan Rees on Parklea prison privatisation". http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/eight-western-sydney-labor-mps-rebel-against-nathan-rees-on-parklea-prison-privatisation/story-e6freuy9-1225758740615.
- ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results". NSW Parliamentary Library. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/5782D7DAA39DF57ACA25790B001FE146/$File/2011+New+South+Wales+Election+BP+3,2011.pdf#page=16. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Auburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/profiles/district_profiles/auburn. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
