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Division of Grayndler

Coordinates: 33°53′49″S 151°08′53″E / 33.897°S 151.148°E / -33.897; 151.148
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Grayndler
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Grayndler (green) in New South Wales
Created1949
MPAnthony Albanese
PartyLabor
NamesakeEdward Grayndler
Electors98,112 (2010)
Area32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

The Division of Grayndler is an Australian Electoral Division in Sydney, New South Wales. It is one of Australia's smallest electorates, and includes the suburbs of Annandale, Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park, Leichhardt, Marrickville, Newtown, Petersham, Stanmore and Summer Hill.[1] It was set up in 1949 and is named for Edward Grayndler (1867–1943), a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 1912 to 1941.[1]

Member Party Term
  Fred Daly Labor 1949–1975
  Tony Whitlam Labor 1975–1977
  Frank Stewart Labor 1977–1979
  Leo McLeay Labor 1979–1993
  Jeannette McHugh Labor 1993–1996
  Anthony Albanese Labor 1996–present

Fred Daly was a minister in the Whitlam government. Leo McLeay was Speaker of the House 1989–93. He moved to Watson during an electoral boundary change. Tony Whitlam, Gough's son, served only one term but then lost preselection after division boundaries were changed in 1977.

Election results

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2022 Australian federal election: Grayndler[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Albanese 50,723 53.63 +2.77
Greens Rachael Jacobs 20,846 22.04 −0.51
Liberal Ben Zhang 15,111 15.98 −5.78
United Australia David Smith 2,101 2.22 +1.01
Independent Sarina Kilham 1,973 2.09 +2.09
One Nation Paul Henselin 1,449 1.53 +1.53
Fusion James Haggerty 1,222 1.29 +1.29
Animal Justice Michael Dello-Iacovo 1,148 1.21 +1.21
Total formal votes 94,573 95.47 −0.28
Informal votes 4,483 4.53 +0.28
Turnout 99,056 90.11 −1.22
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Anthony Albanese 74,571 78.85 +5.02
Liberal Ben Zhang 20,002 21.15 −5.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Anthony Albanese 63,413 67.05 +0.75
Greens Rachael Jacobs 31,160 32.95 −0.75
Labor hold Swing +0.75

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Grayndler (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. Grayndler, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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33°53′49″S 151°08′53″E / 33.897°S 151.148°E / -33.897; 151.148