Electoral district of Penrith

Penrith
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1973–present
MPKaren McKeown
PartyLabor
NamesakePenrith
Electors56,565 (2023)
Area75.61 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Penrith:
Hawkesbury Londonderry Londonderry
Blue Mountains Penrith Londonderry
Blue Mountains Badgerys Creek Badgerys Creek

Penrith is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales since 1973.[1] It is represented by Karen McKeown of the Labor Party.

It has been traditionally a safe Labor seat for most of its history but has had times where it has fallen to the Liberal Party. It is now regarded as a key marginal seat.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Penrith takes in the suburbs of Penrith, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Jamisontown, Lapstone, Lemongrove, Leonay, South Penrith and parts of Blaxland, Caddens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Cambridge Gardens, Cranebrook, Kingswood and Werrington.[2]

Members for Penrith

Member Party Term
  Ron Mulock [3] Labor 1973–1981
  Peter Anderson [4] Labor 1981–1988
  Guy Matheson [5] Liberal 1988–1991
  Faye Lo Po' [6] Labor 1991–2003
  Karyn Paluzzano [7] Labor 2003–2010
  Stuart Ayres [8] Liberal 2010–2023
  Karen McKeown Labor 2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Penrith
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Penrith[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 19,266 38.3 −1.4
Labor Karen McKeown 19,262 38.3 +1.4
One Nation Belinda McWilliams 4,122 8.2 +1.4
Greens Minoo Toussi 2,643 5.2 +0.6
Legalise Cannabis Timothy Pateman 2,467 4.9 +4.9
Animal Justice Vanessa Blazi 1,840 3.7 +2.0
Sustainable Australia Geoff Brown 744 1.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 50,344 96.1 +0.0
Informal votes 2,047 3.9 0.0
Turnout 52,391 87.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karen McKeown 22,661 51.6 +2.2
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,226 48.4 −2.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.2

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Penrith". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Penrith". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock (1930-2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Peter Thomas Anderson (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Guy Kevin Vincent Matheson (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Faye Lo Po' (1936- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mrs Karyn Lesley Paluzzano (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. ^ LA First Preference: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.