Electoral district of Mount Druitt
Australian electorate
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Mount Druitt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Edmond Atalla of the Labor Party.
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1971–1981, 1991–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Edmond Atalla | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mount Druitt | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 62,334 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.95 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It is a 38.95 km2 urban electorate in Sydney's outer west.
History
Mount Druitt was originally created in 1971 and abolished prior to the 1981 election and replaced by St Marys. It was re-established prior to the 1991 election. It has always been represented by a member of the Labor Party.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Mount Druitt takes in the suburbs of Mount Druitt, Bidwill, Blackett, Dean Park, Dharruk, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Whalan, Shalvey and parts of Colebee, Eastern Creek, Emerton and Lethbridge Park.[1]
Members for Mount Druitt
| First incarnation (1971—1981) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Jim Southee [2] | Labor | 1971–1973 | |
| Tony Johnson [3] | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
| Second incarnation (1991—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Richard Amery [4] | Labor | 1991–2015 | |
| Edmond Atalla [5] | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edmond Atalla | 29,710 | 60.9 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 11,470 | 23.5 | −2.6 | |
| Greens | Asm Morshed | 4,173 | 8.6 | +1.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Andrew Dudas | 3,393 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,746 | 94.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,759 | 5.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 51,505 | 82.6 | −1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Edmond Atalla | 32,606 | 72.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 12,435 | 27.6 | −3.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
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Two-candidate preferred results for the electoral district of Mount Druitt