Division Profile

Division Name

MCMAHON

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Bowen, C (ALP) 2010-

Name Derivation

Named after Sir William McMahon (1908-1988), 20th Prime Minister of Australia 1971-1972.

First Proclaimed / Election

2009/2010

Area

161 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

99,279

Turnout

93.58%

Informal

11.35%

Location

McMahon covers an area of approximately 161 sq km bounded by South Creek in the west, the north boundary follows the Western Motorway to Flushcombe Road then up to the Great Western Highway heading east to Centenary Road, South Wentworthville. The eastern boundary follows Centenary Road to the Prospect canal then west to Cumberland Highway and south along Prospect Creek and follows around onto Orphan School Creek surrounding Fairfield, Fairfield Heights and through Fairfield West to Smithfield Road. The southern boundary follows Smithfield Road to Edensor Park Road and through Edensor Park to Cow Pasture Road south to Elizabeth Drive and west to meet South Creek at Kemps Creek. Suburbs include: Abbotsbury, Blacktown, Bossley Park, Canley Vale, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Edensor Park, Erskine Park, Fairfield, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Greenfield Park, Greystanes, Horsley Park, Kemps Creek, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Mount Vernon, Orchard Hills, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Smithfield, South Wentworthville, St Clair and Wetherill Park.

Products and Industry

Building/construction, light manufacturing, wholesale and retail, transport industry, agriculture and mixed farming.

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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 - MCMAHON

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