Division Profile
| Division Name |
BLAXLAND |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Clare, J (ALP) 2007- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Gregory Blaxland 1778-1853, an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
| Area |
58 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
91,858 |
| Turnout |
93.17% |
| Informal |
9.49% |
| Location |
Blaxland covers an area of approximately 58 sq km from Cabramatta, Fairfield East and Yennora in the west, to Greenacre in the east, Guildford West, Chester Hill and Chullora in the north to Rabaul Road, Marion Street and the Sydenham Bankstown railway line in the south. Suburbs include Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chullora, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford, Landsdowne, Lansvale, Mt. Lewis, Woodpark, Yagoona, Yennora and parts of Bankstown, Cabramatta, Chester Hill, Greenacre, Punchbowl, Sefton, Villawood and Wiley Park. |
| Products and Industry |
Railway workshops, aircraft repairs, transport and storage industries. |
Members
| Clare, J (ALP) 2007- |
| Hatton, M (ALP) 1996-2007 |
| Keating, P J (ALP) 1969-1996 |
| Harrison, E J (ALP) 1949-1969 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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