Division of McMahon

McMahon Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McMahon (green) in New South Wales
Created	2009
MP	Chris Bowen
Party	Labor
Namesake	William McMahon
Electors	99,286 (2013)^[1]
Area	161 km² (62.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of McMahon is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was established in 2010 and is named in honour of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon. It replaced the abolished division of Prospect.

The division is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Abbotsbury, Blacktown (part), 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 (part), Merrylands West, Mount Vernon, Orchard Hills, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Smithfield, South Wentworthville (part), St Clair and Wetherill Park.

The current Member for McMahon, since the 2010 federal election, is the former member for Prospect, Chris Bowen, former interim leader of the Australian Labor Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Chris Bowen	Labor	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of McMahon

Australian federal election, 2013: McMahon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Bowen	41,334	50.19	−1.07
	Liberal	Ray King	33,430	40.59	+4.34
	Palmer United	Matthew Dobrincic	2,862	3.48	+3.48
	Greens	Astrid O'Neill	2,410	2.93	−5.12
	Christian Democrats	Manny Poularas	2,323	2.82	−1.62
Total formal votes			82,359	88.65	−0.51
Informal votes			10,542	11.35	+0.51
Turnout			92,901	93.57	+0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Bowen	45,561	55.32	−2.49
	Liberal	Ray King	36,798	44.68	+2.49
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.49

References

1 2 "NSW Division - McMahon, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

External links

Division of McMahon - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Coordinates: 33°50′13″S 150°51′32″E / 33.837°S 150.859°E / -33.837; 150.859

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