Electoral district of Macquarie Fields

Macquarie Fields is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located in the outer south-western suburbs of Sydney. It is currently represented by Anoulack Chanthivong of the Labor Party.

Macquarie Fields
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1988–1991, 1999–present
MPAnoulack Chanthivong
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeMacquarie Fields
Electors61,782 (2019)
Area94.19 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Macquarie Fields:
Leppington Leppington Holsworthy
Leppington Macquarie Fields Holsworthy
Leppington Campbelltown Campbelltown

Geography

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On its current boundaries, Macquarie Fields takes in the suburbs of Bardia, Bow Bowing, Casula, Cross Roads, Denham Court, Edmondson Park, Eschol Park, Glenfield, Ingleburn, Kearns, Kentlyn, Leppington, Leumeah, Long Point, Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Minto, Minto Heights, Raby, St Andrews and Varroville.[1]

Members for Macquarie Fields

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First incarnation (1988—1991)
Member Party Term
  Stan Knowles[2] Labor 1988–1990
  Craig Knowles[3] Labor 1990–1991
Second incarnation (1999—present)
Member Party Term
  Craig Knowles[3] Labor 1999–2005
  Steven Chaytor[4] Labor 2005–2007
  Andrew McDonald[5] Labor 2007–2015
  Anoulack Chanthivong[6] Labor 2015–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 28,089 57.1 +3.7
Liberal Khairul Chowdhury 10,682 21.7 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Gemma Noiosi 4,122 8.4 +8.3
Greens Seamus Lee 2,349 4.8 +0.6
Animal Justice Donna Wilson 2,346 4.8 +4.5
Sustainable Australia Michael Clark 1,606 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 49,194 95.6 +0.2
Informal votes 2,266 4.4 −0.2
Turnout 51,460 86.3 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 30,468 69.9 +5.0
Liberal Khairul Chowdhury 13,141 30.1 −5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

References

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  1. ^ "Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr (Stan) Stanley Alfred James Knowles (1931– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Hon. Craig John Knowles (1959– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Steven John Chaytor (1976- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr Andrew Dominic McDonald (1955- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Anoulack Chanthivong MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ LA First Preference: Macquarie Fields, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Macquarie Fields, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.