Electoral district of Liverpool explained

Liverpool
State:nsw
Lifespan:1950–present
Mp:Charishma Kaliyanda
Mp-Party:Labor
Namesake:Liverpool
Electors:60,875
Electors Year:2024
Area:31.7318
Class:Outer-metropolitan
Near-N:Cabramatta
Near-Ne:Cabramatta
Near-E:Holsworthy
Near-Se:Holsworthy
Near-S:Holsworthy
Near-Sw:Leppington
Near-W:Leppington

Liverpool is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Charishma Kaliyanda of the Labor Party.

The district is located in Western Sydney covering parts of Liverpool City Council and Fairfield City Council.

Georgaphy

On its current boundaries, Liverpool takes in the suburbs of Ashcroft, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Elizabeth Hills, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Hoxton Park, Len Waters Estate, Liverpool, Miller, Mount Pritchard, Sadleir and Warwick Farm.[1]

History

Liverpool was created in 1950 and has since always been represented by a member of the Labor Party. It has historically been one of the safest seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney.[2] [3] At the 2011 election it became the safest ALP seat with sitting member Paul Lynch winning 64.7% of the two party preferred vote although Ron Hoenig won a larger vote at the Heffron by-election held in August 2012 but that was achieved in the absence of a Liberal opponent.

Members for Liverpool

MemberPartyTerm
 James McGirr[4] 1950–1952
 Jack Mannix[5] 1952–1971
 George Paciullo[6] 1971–1989
 Peter Anderson[7] 1989–1995
 Paul Lynch[8] 1995–2023
 Charishma Kaliyanda2023–present

Election results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool . 30 April 2024 . New South Wales Electoral Commission.
  2. Web site: Mahar . Jessica . 2009-08-05 . Labor has 'let down heartland' O'Farrell . 2023-04-20 . Penrith Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110918/http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/labor-has-let-down-heartland-ofarrell/1587919.aspx . 6 July 2011 .
  3. Web site: Watson . Rhett . 2009-08-07 . Eight Western Sydney Labor MPs rebel against Nathan Rees on Parklea prison privatisation . 2023-04-20 . The Daily Telegraph.
  4. Mr James McGirr (1890-1957) . Yes . 30 April 2019 . 1497.
  5. Yes . 30 April 2019 . 1794. The Hon. Norman John Mannix (1920-1994).
  6. The Hon. George Paciullo (1934 - 2012) . Yes . 30 April 2019 . 1920.
  7. 2043 . The Hon. Peter Thomas Anderson (1947-) . Yes . 27 April 2019.
  8. Mr Paul Gerard Lynch . 7 . 2 April 2019.