Electoral district of Bankstown explained

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.

Geography

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]

Members for Bankstown

MemberPartyPeriod
 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
 Independent2022–2023
 One Nation2023
 Jihad Dib2023–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Bankstown.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bankstown . . 23 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 2020-11-16.
  3. Mr James McGirr (1890-1957) . 1497 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
  4. Arthur Thomas (Spence) Powell(1903 - 1970) . 1646 . Yes . 8 May 2019.
  5. Mr Nicholas Joseph Kearns (1920-1980) . 1789 . Yes . 7 May 2019.
  6. Mr Richard Charles Mochalski (1948-2002) . 2047 . Yes . 7 May 2019.
  7. Mr Douglas James Shedden (1937-) . 1949 . Yes . 10 May 2019.
  8. Mr (Tony) Anthony Paul Stewart (1956-) . 2136 . Yes . 1 May 2019.
  9. Ms Tania Mihailuk MP . 67 . 4 April 2019.