Electoral district of East Hills
| East Hills New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
|
Location within Sydney | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1953–present |
| MP | Glenn Brookes |
| Party | Independent |
| Area | 39.55 km2 (15.3 sq mi) |
East Hills is a state electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by independent and former Liberal member Glenn Brookes.[1]
East Hills includes the suburbs of Condell Park, East Hills, Milperra, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Picnic Point, Revesby, Revesby Heights and parts of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Georges Hall and Yagoona.[2]
Members for East Hills
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Williams | Labor | 1953–1956 | |
| Joe Kelly | Labor | 1956–1973 | |
| Pat Rogan | Labor | 1973–1999 | |
| Alan Ashton | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
| Glenn Brookes | Liberal | 2011–2016 | |
| Independent | 2016−present | ||
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of East Hills
| New South Wales state election, 2015: East Hills[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Glenn Brookes | 20,975 | 44.2 | +2.9 | |
| Labor | Cameron Murphy | 19,958 | 42.1 | +1.0 | |
| Greens | Astrid O'Neill | 3,141 | 6.6 | +1.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Violet Abdulla | 2,310 | 4.9 | +0.7 | |
| No Land Tax | Jean Russell | 1,078 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,462 | 95.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,124 | 4.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,586 | 92.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Glenn Brookes | 22,184 | 50.4 | +0.2 | |
| Labor | Cameron Murphy | 21,812 | 49.6 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
References
- ↑ "Liberal MP Glenn Brookes stands down after paedophile lover smear campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "East Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ State Electoral District of East Hills: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of East Hills: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
- "East Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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