Division of McMahon
| McMahon Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of McMahon (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 2009 |
| MP | Chris Bowen |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | William McMahon |
| Electors | 99,286 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 161 km2 (62.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of McMahon is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. 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 division is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Abbotsbury, Blacktown (part), Bossley Park, Canley Vale, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Edensor Park, Erskine Park, Fairfield, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Greenfield Park, Greystanes, Horsley Park, Kemps Creek, Merrylands (part), Merrylands West, Mount Vernon, Orchard Hills, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Smithfield, South Wentworthville (part), St Clair and Wetherill Park.
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.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Chris Bowen | Labor | 2010—present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Chris Bowen | 41,334 | 50.19 | −1.07 | |
| Liberal | Ray King | 33,430 | 40.59 | +4.34 | |
| Palmer United | Matthew Dobrincic | 2,862 | 3.48 | +3.48 | |
| Greens | Astrid O'Neill | 2,410 | 2.93 | −5.12 | |
| Christian Democrats | Manny Poularas | 2,323 | 2.82 | −1.62 | |
| Total formal votes | 82,359 | 88.65 | −0.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 10,542 | 11.35 | +0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 92,901 | 93.57 | +0.33 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Chris Bowen | 45,561 | 55.32 | −2.49 | |
| Liberal | Ray King | 36,798 | 44.68 | +2.49 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.49 | |||
References
- ^ a b "NSW Division - McMahon, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.