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McMahon
Australian House of Representatives Division
McMahon; Australian House of Representatives Division
	Division of McMahon in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created	2010
MP	Chris Bowen
Party	Labor
Namesake	Sir William McMahon
Electors	107,392 (2022)
Area	168 km2 (64.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan

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The Division of McMahon (/məkˈmɑːn/ mək-MAHN) is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

McMahon is located in Sydney's Outer Western Suburbs.^[1] McMahon lies south of the Great Western Highway, roughly between Woodville Road and South Creek.^[1]

The current MP is Chris Bowen, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

History

The division was established in 2010 and is named in honour of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon. It replaced the abolished division of Prospect.

The current Member for McMahon, since the 2010 federal election, is the former member for Prospect, Chris Bowen, former interim leader of the Australian Labor Party.

In 2017, the division had the third-highest percentage of "No" responses in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, with 64.9% of the electorate's respondents to the survey responding "No".^[2]

Boundaries

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[3]

The division is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Erskine Park, Fairfield Heights, Greystanes, Guildford West, Horsley Park, Merrylands West, Minchinbury, Mount Vernon, Old Guildford, Pemulwuy, Smithfield, St Clair, Wetherill Park, and Woodpark; as well as parts of Abbotsbury, Arndell Park, Blacktown, Bossley Park, Canley Vale, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Fairfield, Fairfield West, Guildford, Huntingwood, Kemps Creek, Merrylands, Orchard Hills, Prairiewood, Prospect, South Wentworthville, and Yennora.

Demographics

McMahon is a diverse electorate, with slightly fewer electors of immigrant background than nearby Blaxland, Watson, and Fowler. Common ancestries in McMahon include Assyrian, Iraqi, Chinese, and Italian Australians.^[4] It has a mix of adherents to Catholicism at 36.1%, Islam at 11.5%, and other religions.^[4]

In the most recent election, Labor performed best in Fairfield, an ethnic enclave of Assyrians, while the Liberal Party did best in the rural precincts of Kemps Creek and Horsley Park in the west.^[1]

According to the 2016 census, 42.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home include Arabic 12.8%, Vietnamese 4.8%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 4.1%, Spanish 2.1% and Mandarin 2.1%.^[4]

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Chris Bowen (1973–)	Labor	21 August 2010 – present	Previously held the Division of Prospect. Served as minister under Gillard and Rudd. Served as Opposition Leader in 2013. Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: McMahon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Bowen	40,657	47.98	+1.90
	Liberal	Vivek Singha	24,006	28.33	−4.98
	United Australia	Marie Saliba	7,723	9.11	+5.21
	Greens	Astrid O'Neill	4,922	5.81	+0.87
	One Nation	Scott Ford	4,612	5.44	−2.81
	Liberal Democrats	Cameron Shamsabad	2,822	3.33	+3.33
Total formal votes			84,742	89.39	+1.47
Informal votes			10,057	10.61	−1.47
Turnout			94,799	88.42	−2.56
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Bowen	50,413	59.49	+2.85
	Liberal	Vivek Singha	34,329	40.51	−2.85
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.85

Primary vote results in McMahon (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)

Labor

Liberal

Greens

Christian Democrats

One Nation

Palmer United/United Australia Party

Two-candidate-preferred results in McMahon

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "McMahon - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey 2017 Response Final". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2016 McMahon, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ McMahon, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of McMahon - Australian Electoral Commission

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[:0-1] "McMahon - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey 2017 Response Final". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[3] Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[:1-4] "2016 McMahon, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[5] McMahon, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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-The '''Division of McMahon''' is an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian electoral division]] in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[New South Wales]].
+The '''Division of McMahon''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|m|ɑː|n}} {{respell|mək|MAHN}}) is an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian electoral division]] in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[New South Wales]].
+McMahon is located in [[Sydney]]'s Outer Western Suburbs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=McMahon - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2022/guide/mcma |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> McMahon lies south of the [[Great Western Highway]], roughly between Woodville Road and South Creek.<ref name=":0" />
+The current [[Parliament of Australia|MP]] is [[Chris Bowen]], a member of the [[Australian Labor Party]].
 ==History==
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 The current Member for McMahon, since the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 federal election]], is the former member for Prospect, [[Chris Bowen]], former interim leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]].
-In 2017, the division had the third-highest percentage of "No" responses in the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]], with 64.9% of the electorate's respondents to the survey responding "No".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marriagesurvey.abs.gov.au/results/files/australian_marriage_law_postal_survey_2017_-_response_final.xls|title=Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey 2017 Response Final|date=15 November 2017|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
+In 2017, the division had the third-highest percentage of "No" responses in the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]], with 64.9% of the electorate's respondents to the survey responding "No".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marriagesurvey.abs.gov.au/results/files/australian_marriage_law_postal_survey_2017_-_response_final.xls|title=Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey 2017 Response Final|date=15 November 2017|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221093724/http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1800.0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Boundaries==
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 The division is located in the western suburbs of [[Sydney]], and includes the suburbs of [[Erskine Park, New South Wales|Erskine Park]], [[Fairfield Heights, New South Wales|Fairfield Heights]], [[Greystanes, New South Wales|Greystanes]], [[Guildford West, New South Wales|Guildford West]], [[Horsley Park, New South Wales|Horsley Park]], [[Merrylands West, New South Wales|Merrylands West]], [[Minchinbury, New South Wales|Minchinbury]], [[Mount Vernon, New South Wales|Mount Vernon]], [[Old Guildford, New South Wales|Old Guildford]], [[Pemulwuy, New South Wales|Pemulwuy]], [[Smithfield, New South Wales|Smithfield]], [[St Clair, New South Wales|St Clair]], [[Wetherill Park, New South Wales|Wetherill Park]], and [[Woodpark, New South Wales|Woodpark]]; as well as parts of [[Abbotsbury, New South Wales|Abbotsbury]], [[Arndell Park, New South Wales|Arndell Park]], [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]], [[Bossley Park, New South Wales|Bossley Park]], [[Canley Vale, New South Wales|Canley Vale]], [[Cecil Park, New South Wales|Cecil Park]], [[Eastern Creek, New South Wales|Eastern Creek]], [[Fairfield, New South Wales|Fairfield]], [[Fairfield West, New South Wales|Fairfield West]], [[Guildford, New South Wales|Guildford]], [[Huntingwood, New South Wales|Huntingwood]], [[Kemps Creek, New South Wales|Kemps Creek]], [[Merrylands, New South Wales|Merrylands]], [[Orchard Hills, New South Wales|Orchard Hills]], [[Prairiewood, New South Wales|Prairiewood]], [[Prospect, New South Wales|Prospect]], [[South Wentworthville, New South Wales|South Wentworthville]], and [[Yennora, New South Wales|Yennora]].
+== Demographics ==
+McMahon is a diverse electorate, with slightly fewer electors of [[Immigration to Australia|immigrant]] background than nearby [[Division of Blaxland|Blaxland]], [[Division of Watson|Watson]], and [[Division of Fowler|Fowler]]. Common ancestries in McMahon include [[Assyrian Australians|Assyrian]], [[Iraqi Australians|Iraqi]], [[Chinese Australians|Chinese]], and [[Italian Australians]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2016 McMahon, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/CED128#:~:text=In%20the%202016%20Census,%20there,up%201.2%25%20of%20the%20population.&text=The%20median%20age%20of%20people%20in%20McMahon%20was%2035%20years. |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> It has a mix of adherents to [[Catholic Church in Australia|Catholicism]] at 36.1%, [[Islam in Australia|Islam]] at 11.5%, and other religions.<ref name=":1" />
+In the most recent election, Labor performed best in [[Fairfield, New South Wales|Fairfield]], an [[ethnic enclave]] of [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], while the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] did best in the [[Rural area|rural]] precincts of [[Kemps Creek, New South Wales|Kemps Creek]] and [[Horsley Park, New South Wales|Horsley Park]] in the west.<ref name=":0" />
+According to the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], 42.3% of people spoke only [[Australian English|English]] at home. Other languages spoken at home include [[Arabic]] 12.8%, [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] 4.8%, [[Suret language|Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]] 4.1%, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] 2.1% and [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] 2.1%.<ref name=":1" />
 ==Members==
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+| [[File:Chris Bowen 2022.jpg|100px]]
 | [[Chris Bowen]]<br />{{small|(1973–)}}
 | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
 | nowrap | [[2010 Australian federal election|21 August 2010]] –<br/>present
-| Previously held the Division of [[Division of Prospect|Prospect]]. Served as minister under [[Gillard Government|Gillard]] and [[Rudd Government (2013)|Rudd]]. Served as [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] in 2013. Incumbent
+| Previously held the Division of [[Division of Prospect|Prospect]]. Served as minister under [[Gillard Government|Gillard]] and [[Rudd Government (2013)|Rudd]]. Served as [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] in 2013. Incumbent. Currently a minister under [[Albanese Government|Albanese]]
 |}
 ==Election results==
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 [[Category:Electoral divisions of Australia]]
-[[Category:Constituencies established in 2009]]
+[[Category:Constituencies established in 2010]]
-[[Category:2009 establishments in Australia]]
+[[Category:2010 establishments in Australia]]

v t e Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales
Labor (26)	Barton Bennelong Blaxland Chifley Cunningham Dobell Eden-Monaro Gilmore Grayndler Greenway Hunter Kingsford Smith Macarthur Macquarie McMahon Newcastle Parramatta Paterson Reid Richmond Robertson Shortland Sydney Watson Werriwa Whitlam
Liberal (9)	Banks Berowra Bradfield Cook Farrer Hughes Hume Lindsay Mitchell
Nationals (6)	Cowper Lyne New England Page Parkes Riverina
Independent (6)	Calare Fowler Mackellar North Sydney Warringah Wentworth
Abolished	Barrier Bland Canobolas Charlton Cook (1906–1955) Dalley Darling Dundas East Sydney Evans Gwydir Illawarra Lang Lawson Lowe Martin Nepean Parkes (1901–1969) Phillip Prospect Riverina-Darling St George South Sydney Throsby Watson (1934–1969) West Sydney
Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories