Electoral district of Prospect explained

State:nsw
Prospect
Created:2015
Mp:Hugh McDermott
Mp-Party:Labor Party
Namesake:Prospect, New South Wales
Electors:54422
Electors Year:2019
Area:70.6
Class:Outer metropolitan
Near-N:Winston Hills
Blacktown
Near-Ne:Winston Hills
Near-E:Granville
Near-Se:Fairfield
Near-S:Cabramatta
Near-Sw:Badgerys Creek
Near-W:Badgerys Creek
Near-Nw:Blacktown

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

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

Geography

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]

Election results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospect . . 23 November 2019.
  2. Dr (Hugh) Paul Joseph Hugh McDermott MP . 129 . 7 April 2019.