Division Profile

Division Name

GRAYNDLER

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Albanese, A (ALP) 1996-

Name Derivation

Named after Edward Grayndler 1867-1943, a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1921-34 and 1936-43. He was also appointed General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union in 1912.

First Proclaimed / Election

1949

Area

32 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

98,112

Turnout

91.31%

Informal

7.08%

Location

Grayndler covers an area of approximately 32 sq km in the inner-southern Sydney metropolitan area. The main suburbs include Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Petersham, Stanmore, Summer Hill, Sydenham, Tempe and parts of Annandale, Ashbury, Camperdown, Canterbury, Newtown, and St Peters.

Products and Industry

Manufacturing and service industries, engineering works.

Members

Albanese, A (ALP) 1996-

McHugh, J (ALP) 1993-1996

McLeay, L B (ALP) 1979-1993

Stewart, F E (ALP) 1977-1979

Whitlam, A P (ALP) 1975-1977

Daly, F M (ALP) 1949-1975

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Notes:

Inner metropolitan: located in a capital city and comprising well-established, built-up suburbs.
Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
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NSW DIVISION - GRAYNDLER

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