Electoral district of Wentworthville

Wentworthville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1962. The seat was absorbed into surrounding electorates in a redistribution prior to the 1991 election and recreated in the redistribution prior to the 1999 election. At the 2003 election, Pam Allan won the seat with 54% of the first preference votes. This was a marginal improvement over the 1999 election. It was abolished again for the 2007 election, with the larger part of it going to the new electoral district of Toongabbie.[1][2][3]

Between 2003 and 2007, the electorate covers 21,589 km2, taking in suburbs from several local government areas including Girraween, Greystanes, Northmead, Pendle Hill, Toongabbie, Winston Hills, Wentworthville and part of Prospect.

Members edit

First incarnation (1962—1991)
Member Party Term
  Ernie Quinn[4] Labor 1962–1988
  Pam Allan[5] Labor 1988–1991
 
Second incarnation (1999—2007)
Member Party Term
  Pam Allan[5] Labor 1999–2007

Election results edit

2003 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Allan 21,744 54.8 +2.3
Liberal Brett Murray 11,746 29.6 +2.3
Greens Darren Reader 1,926 4.9 +2.2
Christian Democrats Sam Baissari 1,728 4.4 -0.1
Against Further Immigration Lyndon Shepherd 1,235 3.1 +1.8
Unity Cynthia Su 813 2.0 -0.4
Democrats Ian Swallow 506 1.3 -1.5
Total formal votes 39,698 96.8 +0.1
Informal votes 1,292 3.2 -0.1
Turnout 40,990 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 23,664 64.8 -0.6
Liberal Brett Murray 12,866 35.2 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

References edit

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wentworthville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Mr (Ernie) Ernest Neville Quinn (1926-1992)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The Hon. Pamela Diane Allan (1953 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Wentworthville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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