Electoral district of Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt
Mount Druitt;
	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	56,357 (2019)
Area	38.95 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
	Electorates around Mount Druitt:

Last updated April 20, 2024

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.

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, Shalvey and parts of Colebee, Eastern Creek, Emerton and Lethbridge Park.^[1]

Members for Mount Druitt

First incarnation (1971—1981)
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

2023 New South Wales state election: Mount Druitt^[6]^[7]
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

Two-candidate preferred results for the electoral district of Mount Druitt

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References

↑ "Mount Druitt". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "Mr James Bernard Southee". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
↑ "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2019.
↑ "The Hon. Richard Sanderson Amery". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
↑ "Mr Edmond Atalla". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ LA First Preference: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[1] "Mount Druitt". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Jim_Southee_NSW_parl-2] "Mr James Bernard Southee". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[Tony_Johnson_NSW_parl-3] "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2019.

[Richard_Amery_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. Richard Sanderson Amery". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[Edmond_Atalla_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Edmond Atalla". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[6] LA First Preference: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Mount Druitt, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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