Electoral district of Drummoyne
State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is in Sydney's Inner West, stretching from Cockatoo Island in the east to Rhodes in the west.
| Drummoyne 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 | 1913–1920, 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Stephanie Di Pasqua | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Drummoyne, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 58,939 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 25.49 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It has been represented by Stephanie Di Pasqua of the Liberal Party since the 2023 election.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Drummoyne includes the suburbs and localities of Abbotsford, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Cockatoo Island, Concord, Concord West, Drummoyne, Five Dock, Homebush (northern part), Liberty Grove, Mortlake, North Strathfield, Rhodes, Rodd Island, Spectacle Island, Rodd Point, Russell Lea and Wareemba.[1]
History
Drummoyne was created in 1913. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Ryde, but recreated in 1927. For much of the early 1900s, it was a marginal seat. Between the 1960s and 2000s, Drummoyne was a Labor-leaning seat. Currently, the electoral district is represented by Liberal politician Stephanie Di Pasqua.
Notably, the electorate was the scene of future Liberal Prime Minister John Howard's first run for parliament, in 1968.
Members for Drummoyne
| First incarnation (1913—1920) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| George Richards [2] | Liberal Reform | 1913–1915 | |
| Alexander Graff [3] | Liberal Reform | 1916–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Independent | 1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1927—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Lee [4] | United Australia | 1927–1930 | |
| David McLelland [5] | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
| John Lee [4] | United Australia | 1932–1941 | |
| Robert Greig [6] | Labor | 1941–1947 | |
| Robert Dewley [7] | Liberal | 1947–1953 | |
| Roy Jackson [8] | Labor | 1953–1956 | |
| Walter Lawrence [9] | Liberal | 1956–1962 | |
| Reg Coady [10] | Labor | 1962–1973 | |
| Michael Maher [11] | Labor | 1973–1982 | |
| John Murray [12] | Labor | 1982–2003 | |
| Angela D'Amore [13] | Labor | 2003–2011 | |
| John Sidoti [14] | Liberal | 2011–2021 | |
| Independent | 2021–2023 | ||
| Stephanie Di Pasqua | Liberal | 2023–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Stephanie Di Pasqua | 24,526 | 47.5 | −10.0 | |
| Labor | Julia Little | 20,182 | 39.1 | +12.5 | |
| Greens | Charles Jago | 5,149 | 10.0 | +0.6 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Patrick Conaghan | 1,782 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 51,639 | 97.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,177 | 2.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 52,816 | 89.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stephanie Di Pasqua | 25,308 | 51.3 | −12.3 | |
| Labor | Julia Little | 24,023 | 48.7 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −12.3 | |||
The incumbent member, John Sidoti, was expelled from the Liberal Party and sat as an independent, before being suspended from Parliament. Sidoti did not contest the seat and the Liberal candidate (Stephanie Di Pasqua) subsequently retained the seat for the Liberal Party.