Division Profile

Division Name

FOWLER

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Hayes, C (ALP) 2010-

Name Derivation

Named after Lilian Fowler 1887-1954, first woman alderman in New South Wales 1929-48 and first woman mayor in Australia 1938-39, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1944-50.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

69 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Safe

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

95,564

Turnout

92.29%

Informal

12.83%

Location

Fowler covers an area of approximately 69sq km extending from Lansvale and Canley Vale in the east to Cecil Park in the west. Bounded in the southeast by Georges Rvr and Cabramatta Ck, the southern boundary extends south along Cumberland Hwy and Hume Hwy into Liverpool, west along Hoxton Park Rd under the M7 at Hinchinbrook to Cowpasture Rd. The road name changes to Fifteenth Ave and extends to Kemps Ck. The western boundary follows Kemps Ck north to Elizabeth Dr. The northern boundary follows Elizabeth Dr east under the M7 back to Cowpasture Rd. The boundary turns north on Cowpasture Rd to Edensor Park Rd through Edensor Park to Smithfield Rd, then follows Smithfield Rd to Orphan School Ck, which creates the northern boundary through Wakeley, Canley Heights and Canley Vale until it meets the Georges Rvr at Lansvale. Suburbs include: Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Greenfield Park, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Lansvale, Liverpool, Middleton Grange, Miller, Mount Pritchard, Prairiewood, Sadleir, St Johns Park, Wakeley and West Hoxton.

Products and Industry

The main industries are horticulture, mixed farming and market gardens, light manufacturing, retail and service industries.

Members

Hayes, C (ALP) 2010-

Irwin, J (ALP) 1998-2010

Grace, T (ALP) 1984-1998

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