Electoral district of Canterbury
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Canterbury is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.
| Canterbury New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1859–1920, 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Sophie Cotsis | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Canterbury, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 57,164 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Canterbury is in Southern Sydney.
Election results
change| 2023 New South Wales state election: Canterbury[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Sophie Cotsis | 28,892 | 59.8 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | Nemr Boumansour | 8,341 | 17.3 | −12.5 | |
| Greens | Bradley Schott | 4,354 | 9.0 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Hadchiti | 3,941 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Joe Sinacori | 1,379 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Kacey King | 1,376 | 2.8 | +2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,283 | 95.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,386 | 4.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 50,669 | 86.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sophie Cotsis | 32,829 | 75.8 | +10.5 | |
| Liberal | Nemr Boumansour | 10,494 | 24.2 | −10.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.5 | |||
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Canterbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Canterbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.