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Electoral district of Prospect

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Prospect
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created2015
MPHugh McDermott
PartyLabor 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 electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. An urban electorate in Western Sydney, it is centred on the suburb of Prospect from which it takes its name.

Prospect is represented by Hugh McDermott of the Labor Party.

History

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

Geography

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On its current boundaries, Prospect includes the suburbs of Arndell Park, Bossley Park, Bungarribee, Girraween, Huntingwood, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Wetherill Park, as well as parts of Blacktown, Eastern Creek, Greystanes, Pendle Hill, South Wentworthville and Smithfield.[1]

Members for Prospect

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

Election results

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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

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  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.