Electoral district of Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1971–1981, 1991–present
MP	Edmond Atalla
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Mount Druitt
Electors	53,635 (2015)
Area	38.95 km^2 (15.0 sq mi)

Mount Druitt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Edmond Atalla of the Labor Party.

It is an 38.95 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Mount Druitt, Bidwill, Blackett, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Shalvey and parts of Eastern Creek, Emerton and Lethbridge Park.^[1]

History

Mount Druitt was originally created in 1971 and abolished prior to the 1981 election and replaced by St Marys. It was re-established prior to the 1991 election. It is an area which has always heavily voted Labor.

Members for Mount Druitt

First incarnation (1971—1981)
Member		Party	Term
	Jim Southee	Labor	1971–1973
	Tony Johnson	Labor	1973–1981
Second incarnation (1991—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Richard Amery	Labor	1991–2015
	Edmond Atalla	Labor	2015–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Mount Druitt[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edmond Atalla	25,460	56.6	+9.4
	Liberal	Olivia Lloyd	13,128	29.2	−6.8
	Christian Democrats	Josh Green	2,450	5.5	−2.9
	Greens	Brent Robertson	2,300	5.1	−2.8
	No Land Tax	Robyn Hamilton	1,610	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			44,948	94.7	+0.9
Informal votes			2,510	5.3	−0.9
Turnout			47,458	88.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Edmond Atalla	26,877	65.5	+9.5
	Liberal	Olivia Lloyd	14,191	34.6	−9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.5

References

1. "Mount Druitt". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
2. State Electoral District of Mount Druitt: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Mount Druitt: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

External links

• "Mount Druitt". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2015.