Electoral district of East Hills

East Hills is a state electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by Liberal member Wendy Lindsay.[1]

East Hills
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1953–present
MPWendy Lindsay
PartyLiberal Party
Electors55,144 (2019)
Area39.55 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Electorates around East Hills:
Cabramatta Bankstown Lakemba
Holsworthy East Hills Lakemba
Oatley
Holsworthy Miranda Oatley

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[3] Labor 1953–1956
  Joe Kelly[4] Labor 1956–1973
  Pat Rogan[5] Labor 1973–1999
  Alan Ashton[6] Labor 1999–2011
  Glenn Brookes[7] Liberal 2011–2016
  Independent 2016−2017
  Liberal 2017–2019
  Wendy Lindsay[8] Liberal 2019–present

Election results

2019 New South Wales state election: East Hills[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wendy Lindsay 19,963 41.92 −2.27
Labor Cameron Murphy 19,152 40.22 −1.83
Greens Suzan Virago 2,298 4.83 −1.79
Christian Democrats Owen Butt 2,159 4.53 −0.33
Keep Sydney Open Lisa Maddock 1,773 3.72 +3.72
Independent Chris Brogan 1,346 2.83 +2.83
Animal Justice Heather Barnes 932 1.96 +1.96
Total formal votes 47,623 95.41 −0.31
Informal votes 2,292 4.59 +0.31
Turnout 49,915 90.52 −1.58
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wendy Lindsay 21,646 50.50 +0.08
Labor Cameron Murphy 21,217 49.50 −0.08
Liberal hold Swing+0.08

References

  1. "Liberal MP Glenn Brookes stands down after paedophile lover smear campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. "East Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "Mr Arthur John Leonard Williams (1888-1968)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "Mr Robert Joseph Kelly". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. "Mr (Pat) Patrick Allan Rogan (1936- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "Mr Alan John Ashton". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. "Mr Glenn Edward Brookes (1959- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. "Ms Wendy Elizabeth Lindsay". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "East Hills: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. "East Hills: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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