Electoral district of Prospect

This article is about the New South Wales state electorate. For the former Australian federal electorate, see Division of Prospect. For the former South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Prospect (South Australia).
Prospect
New South WalesLegislative Assembly

Electoral district of Prospect in Sydney
State New South Wales
Created 2015
MP Hugh McDermott
Party Australian Labor Party
Namesake Prospect, New South Wales
Electors 54,127 (NSW State Election, 2015)
Area 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Demographic Outer Metropolitan

Prospect is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. An urban electorate in western Sydney, it is centred on the suburb of Prospect from which it takes its name. It also includes the suburbs of Arndell Park, Bossley Park, Bungarribee, Girraween, Huntingwood, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Wetherill Park, as well as parts of Blacktown, Eastern Creek, Greystanes, Pendle Hill and Smithfield.[1]

Prospect is represented by Hugh McDermott of the Australian Labor Party.

Prospect was created as a result of the 2013 redistribution and largely replaced the abolished electorate of Smithfield.

Members for Prospect

Member Party Term
  Hugh McDermott Labor 2015–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Prospect[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh McDermott 21,156 44.8 +4.3
Liberal Andrew Rohan 18,158 38.5 −3.8
Christian Democrats Sam Georgis 3,351 7.1 −0.2
Greens Sujan Selventhiran 3,214 6.8 −0.4
No Land Tax Angelo Esposito 1,345 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 47,224 95.2 +0.8
Informal votes 2,393 4.8 −0.8
Turnout 49,617 91.4 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh McDermott 22,946 53.4 +4.5
Liberal Andrew Rohan 20,027 46.6 −4.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.5

References

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