Blacktown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is a 31. 49 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Blacktown, Doonside and Marayong. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Blacktown is a Suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside redirect here For the South African town see Doonside KwaZulu-Natal Doonside is a Suburb of Sydney, in Marayong is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. There were 44,387 electors enrolled in the district as of the 1999 state election.
Blacktown is known as a largely working-class area, and as such, the electorate has tended to strongly support the Australian Labor Party, which has held the seat for all but three years since its inception. It was briefly marginal during the late 1950s, when long-serving member John Freeman tried and failed to find a safer seat before losing to the Liberal Party of Australia's Alfred Dennis, but has since reverted to its usual tendencies. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The current member for Blacktown, Paul Gibson, a prominent backbencher in the Iemma government, holds the seat by a margin of approximately 20%, and is unlikely to face a challenge from any other party in the foreseeable future. Paul Bernard Gibson MP (born 19 January 1944 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian Politician, elected Morris Iemma (ˈjɛmə (born 21 July 1961 is an Australian politician and 40th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Bob Carr, who resigned on 3
Members for Blacktown
Election results
| New South Wales general election, 2007: Blacktown |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Paul Gibson |
25,698 |
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-1. 6 |
|
Liberal |
Mark Spencer |
8,649 |
20. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 8 |
+1. 2 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Bernie Gesling |
2,965 |
7. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 1 |
+2. 1 |
|
Greens |
John Forrester |
2,008 |
4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 8 |
+0. 7 |
|
Australians Against Further Immigration |
Donald McNaught |
1,262 |
3. Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI is an Australian political party who describe themselves as "eco-nationalists" and who are against positive net 0 |
+1. 3 |
|
Independent |
F Ivor |
678 |
1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 6 |
+1. 6 |
|
Unity |
Bill Jiang |
419 |
1. Unity Party (Australia is a small Multiculturist party in Australia, formed in 1997 with the aim of opposing the rise of controversial Anti-immigration 0 |
+1. 0 |
| Total formal votes |
43,301 |
96. 0 |
|
| Informal votes |
1,622 |
4. 0 |
|
| Turnout |
44,923 |
|
|
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Paul Gibson |
27,150 |
72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. Paul Bernard Gibson MP (born 19 January 1944 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian Politician, elected 3 |
-2. 6 |
|
Liberal |
Mark Spencer |
10,391 |
27. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 7 |
+2. 6 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-2. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 6 |
|
References
Parliament of New South Wales Parliamentary Record Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly 1824 – 2003 Volume vii First Edition
External links
- Blacktown Electoral District. New South Wales Electoral Commission. The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales in charge of organising and supervising state and local elections in New South Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
- State Electoral District - Blacktown Results 2007. New South Wales Electoral Commission. The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales in charge of organising and supervising state and local elections in New South Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
- State Electoral District - Blacktown Results 2003. New South Wales Electoral Commission. The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales in charge of organising and supervising state and local elections in New South Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
- State Electoral District - Blacktown Results 1999. New South Wales Electoral Commission. The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales in charge of organising and supervising state and local elections in New South Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
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