Division of Grayndler
The Division of Grayndler is an Australian Electoral Division in Sydney, New South Wales. It is one of Australia's smallest electorates, and includes the suburbs of Annandale, Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park, Leichhardt, Marrickville, Newtown, Petersham, Stanmore and Summer Hill.[1] It was set up in 1949 and is named for Edward Grayndler (1867–1943), a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 1912 to 1941.[1]
| Grayndler Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Grayndler (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Anthony Albanese |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Edward Grayndler |
| Electors | 98,112 (2010) |
| Area | 32 km2 (12.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Daly | Labor | 1949–1975 | |
| Tony Whitlam | Labor | 1975–1977 | |
| Frank Stewart | Labor | 1977–1979 | |
| Leo McLeay | Labor | 1979–1993 | |
| Jeannette McHugh | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Anthony Albanese | Labor | 1996–present | |
Fred Daly was a minister in the Whitlam government. Leo McLeay was Speaker of the House 1989–93. He moved to Watson during an electoral boundary change. Tony Whitlam, Gough's son, served only one term but then lost preselection after division boundaries were changed in 1977.
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Grayndler[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Anthony Albanese | 50,723 | 53.63 | +2.77 | |
| Greens | Rachael Jacobs | 20,846 | 22.04 | −0.51 | |
| Liberal | Ben Zhang | 15,111 | 15.98 | −5.78 | |
| United Australia | David Smith | 2,101 | 2.22 | +1.01 | |
| Independent | Sarina Kilham | 1,973 | 2.09 | +2.09 | |
| One Nation | Paul Henselin | 1,449 | 1.53 | +1.53 | |
| Fusion | James Haggerty | 1,222 | 1.29 | +1.29 | |
| Animal Justice | Michael Dello-Iacovo | 1,148 | 1.21 | +1.21 | |
| Total formal votes | 94,573 | 95.47 | −0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,483 | 4.53 | +0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 99,056 | 90.11 | −1.22 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Anthony Albanese | 74,571 | 78.85 | +5.02 | |
| Liberal | Ben Zhang | 20,002 | 21.15 | −5.02 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Anthony Albanese | 63,413 | 67.05 | +0.75 | |
| Greens | Rachael Jacobs | 31,160 | 32.95 | −0.75 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.75 | |||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Grayndler (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ Grayndler, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.