Bankstown | |
State: | nsw |
Created: | 1927 |
Mp: | Jihad Dib |
Mp-Party: | Labor |
Namesake: | Bankstown, New South Wales |
Electors: | 54108 |
Electors Year: | 2019 |
Area: | 23 |
Class: | Inner metropolitan |
Near-N: | Auburn |
Near-Ne: | Strathfield |
Near-E: | Canterbury |
Near-Se: | Kogarah |
Near-S: | Oatley |
Near-Sw: | East Hills |
Near-W: | East Hills |
Near-Nw: | Auburn |
Bankstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It has historically been one of the safest seats in New South Wales. It is currently represented by Jihad Dib, a member of the Labor party, who was previously the member for the abolished seat Lakemba.
On its current boundaries, Bankstown takes in the suburbs of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Birrong, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Georges Hall, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Punchbowl, Regents Park, Revesby, Sefton, Villawood, Yagoona.[1] [2]
Member | Party | Period | |||
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James McGirr[3] | 1927–1940 | ||||
1940–1941 | |||||
1941–1950 | |||||
Spence Powell[4] | 1950–1962 | ||||
Nick Kearns[5] | 1962–1980 | ||||
Ric Mochalski[6] | 1980–1986 | ||||
Doug Shedden[7] | 1987–1999 | ||||
Tony Stewart[8] | 1999–2011 | ||||
Tania Mihailuk[9] | 2011–2022 | ||||
Independent | 2022–2023 | ||||
One Nation | 2023 | ||||
Jihad Dib | 2023–present |
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Bankstown.