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{{short description|Australian federal electoral division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate
{{Infobox Australian Electorate
| federal = yes
| federal = yes
| name = McMahon
| name = McMahon
| image = Division of McMahon 2010.png
| image = Division of MCMAHON 2016.png
| caption = Division of McMahon in [[New South Wales]], as of the [[2016 Australian federal election|2016 federal election]]
| imagesize = 300
| created = 2010
| caption = Division of McMahon (green) in [[New South Wales]]
| created = 2009
| mp = [[Chris Bowen]]
| mp = [[Chris Bowen]]
| mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| mp-party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| namesake = [[William McMahon]]
| namesake = [[William McMahon|Sir William McMahon]]
| electors = 96,061 (2010)
| electors = 107392
| electors_year= [[2022 Australian federal election|2022]]
| area = 161
| electors_footnotes=
| class = Outer Metropolitan
| area = 168
| class = Outer metropolitan
}}
}}
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 '''Division of McMahon''' is an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in the state of [[New South Wales]]. It is located in the western suburbs of [[Sydney]], and includes the suburbs of [[Abbotsbury, New South Wales|Abbotsbury]], [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]] (part), [[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]], [[Edensor Park, New South Wales|Edensor Park]], [[Erskine Park, New South Wales|Erskine Park]], [[Fairfield, New South Wales|Fairfield]], [[Fairfield Heights, New South Wales|Fairfield Heights]], [[Fairfield West, New South Wales|Fairfield West]], [[Greenfield Park, New South Wales|Greenfield Park]], [[Greystanes, New South Wales|Greystanes]], [[Horsley Park, New South Wales|Horsley Park]], [[Kemps Creek, New South Wales|Kemps Creek]], [[Merrylands, New South Wales|Merrylands]] (part), [[Merrylands West, New South Wales|Merrylands West]], [[Mount Vernon, New South Wales|Mount Vernon]], [[Orchard Hills, New South Wales|Orchard Hills]], [[Pemulwuy, New South Wales|Pemulwuy]], [[Prairiewood, New South Wales|Prairiewood]], [[Prospect, New South Wales|Prospect]], [[Smithfield, New South Wales|Smithfield]], [[South Wentworthville, New South Wales|South Wentworthville]] (part), [[St Clair, New South Wales|St Clair]] and [[Wetherill Park, New South Wales|Wetherill Park]].


The current [[Parliament of Australia|MP]] is [[Chris Bowen]], a member of the [[Australian Labor Party]].
The division is named in honour of former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] Sir [[William McMahon]]. It replaced the abolished division of [[Division of Prospect|Prospect]]. The former member for Prospect, [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] MP [[Chris Bowen]], became the seat's first member at the [[Australian federal election, 2010|2010 federal election]].


==History==
The seat was contested at the [[Australian federal election, 2013|2013 election]] by the sitting member Chris Bowen for the Australian Labor Party, Ray King, a former Fairfield police commander, for the [[Liberal Party of Australia]],<ref name="Advance">{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=McMah|title=Former Fairfield police commander Ray King wins Liberal preselection for the seat of McMahon|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/former-fairfield-police-commander-ray-king-wins-liberal-preselection-for-the-seat-of-mcmahon/story-fngr8hxh-1226601178915|newspaper=Fairfield Advance|publisher=[[News Limited]]|date=20 March 2013|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> Astrid O'Neill for the [[Australian Greens]]<ref name="Advance"/> and Manny Poularas for the [[Christian Democratic Party (Australia)|Christian Democratic Party]].<ref name="Advance"/>
[[File:William McMahon 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[William McMahon|Sir William McMahon]], the division's namesake]]
The division was established in 2010 and is named in honour of former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] [[William McMahon|Sir William McMahon]]. It replaced the abolished division of [[Division of Prospect|Prospect]].


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]].
==Members==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Chris Bowen]]
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[Australian federal election, 2010|2010]]—present
|}


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>
==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of McMahon}}


==Boundaries==
{{Election box begin |
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=Damon |title=The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Quick_Guides/FederalRedistributions |website=Parliament of Australia |access-date=19 April 2022 |date=14 November 2017}}</ref>
|title=[[Australian federal election, 2010]]: McMahon
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = [[Chris Bowen]]
|party = Labor
|votes = 40,933
|percentage = 51.26
|change = -7.41
}}


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]].
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Jamal Elishe
|party = Liberal
|votes = 28,950
|percentage = 36.25
|change = +5.29
}}


== Demographics ==
{{Election box candidate AU party|
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" />
|candidate = Astrid O'Neill
|party = Greens
|votes = 6,428
|percentage = 8.05
|change = +3.37
}}


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" />
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Manny Poularas
|party = Christian Democrats
|votes = 3,549
|percentage = 4.44
|change = +1.72
}}


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" />
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 79,860
|percentage = 89.16
|change = -3.24
}}


==Members==
{{Election box informal|
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|votes = 9,710
|-
|percentage = 10.84
!
|change = +3.24
! Image
}}
! Member
! Party
! Term
! Notes
|-


|-
{{Election box turnout|
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|votes = 89,570
| [[File:Chris Bowen 2022.jpg|100px]]
|percentage = 93.25
| [[Chris Bowen]]<br />{{small|(1973–)}}
|change = -0.28
| [[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. Currently a minister under [[Albanese Government|Albanese]]
|}


{{Election box 2pp}}
==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of McMahon}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
{{Excerpt|Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=McMahon}}
|party = Labor
{{Image frame
|candidate = [[Chris Bowen]]
| content = {{Graph:Chart
|votes = 46,170
| width=640
|percentage = 57.81
| height=300
|change = -5.96
| type=line
| xAxisTitle=Year
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=2009
| xAxisMax=2022
| yAxisMin=0
| yAxisMax=0.55
| yAxisFormat=%
| linewidth=2
| x=2010,2013,2013<!--redistributed-->,2016,2019,2022
| y1=0.5126,0.5019,0.4904,0.5344,0.4608,0.4818
| y2=0.3625,0.4059,0.4074,0.3005,0.3331,0.2826
| y3=0.0805,0.0293,0.0299,0.0542,0.0494,0.0566
| y4=0.0444,0.0282,0.0277,0.0720,0.0352
| y5=,,,,0.0820,0.0532
| y6=,0.0348
| y7=,,,,0.0390,0.0919
| colors=#DE3533,#0047AB,#00A651,#800080,#F36C21,#FFED00,#FFED00
| showSymbols=true }}
| caption=Primary vote results in McMahon (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
| align=center
}}
}}
{{legend|#DE3533|Labor}}

{{legend|#0047AB|Liberal}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
{{legend|#00A651|Greens}}
|party = Liberal
{{legend|#800080|Christian Democrats}}
|candidate = Jamal Elishe
{{legend|#F36C21|One Nation}}
|votes = 33,690
{{legend|#FFED00|Palmer United/United Australia Party}}
|percentage = 42.19
{{Image frame
|change = +5.96
| content = {{Graph:Chart
| width=640
| height=300
| type=line
| xAxisTitle=Year
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=2009
| xAxisMax=2022
| yAxisMin=0.35
| yAxisMax=0.65
| yAxisFormat=%
| linewidth=2
| x=2010,2013,2013<!--redistributed-->,2016,2019,2022
| y1=0.5781,0.5532,0.5463,0.6211,0.5664,0.5931
| y2=0.4219,0.4468,0.4537,0.3789,0.4336,0.4069
| colors=#DE3533,#0047AB
| showSymbols=true }}
| caption=[[Two-party-preferred vote|Two-candidate-preferred]] results in McMahon
| align=center
}}
}}

{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Labor
|swing = -5.96
}}

{{Election box end}}


==References==
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[[Category:2009 establishments in Australia]]
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 29 May 2024

McMahon
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McMahon in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created2010
MPChris Bowen
PartyLabor
NamesakeSir William McMahon
Electors107,392 (2022)
Area168 km2 (64.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

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

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Sir William McMahon, the division's namesake

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

[edit]

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

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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

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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

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of McMahon
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § McMahon.[edit]
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

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ a b c "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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