Electoral district of Prospect

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Prospect
Labor Party
NamesakeProspect, New South Wales
Electors54,422 (2019)
Area70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Electorates around Prospect:
Blacktown Winston Hills
Blacktown
Winston Hills
Badgerys Creek Prospect Granville
Badgerys Creek Cabramatta Fairfield

Prospect is an

Western Sydney, it is centred on the suburb of Prospect
from which it takes its name.

Prospect is represented by

Labor Party
.

History

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

Geography

On its current boundaries, Prospect includes the suburbs of

South Wentworthville and Smithfield.[1]

Members for Prospect

Member Party Term
  Hugh McDermott[2] Labor 2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Prospect[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh McDermott 24,519 49.3 −1.0
Liberal Kalvin Biag 17,903 36.0 −0.3
Greens
Sujan Selventhiran 3,610 7.3 +2.5
Sustainable Australia Peter Shafer 1,892 3.8 +3.8
Animal Justice Emily Walsh 1,775 3.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 49,699 95.4 −0.5
Informal votes 2,375 4.6 +0.5
Turnout 52,074 88.5 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hugh McDermott 27,175 58.7 +0.1
Liberal Kalvin Biag 19,137 41.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

References

  1. ^ "Prospect". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr (Hugh) Paul Joseph Hugh McDermott MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ LA First Preference: Prospect, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Prospect, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.