Electoral district of Summer Hill explained

Summer Hill
State:nsw
Created:2015
Mp:Jo Haylen
Mp-Party:Labor Party
Namesake:Summer Hill
Electors:56545
Electors Year:2019
Area:15.9
Class:Inner-metropolitan
Near-N:Drummoyne
Near-Ne:Balmain
Near-E:Newtown
Near-Se:Heffron
Near-S:Rockdale
Near-Sw:Canterbury
Near-W:Strathfield
Near-Nw:Drummoyne

Summer Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales. It is represented by Jo Haylen of the Labor Party.

History

Summer Hill is one of two new electorates (the other being Newtown) created in place of the abolished Marrickville for the 2015 state election. It takes its territory from areas previously belonging to the districts of Balmain, Canterbury, Marrickville and Strathfield.[1]

Geography

Summer Hill is an urban electorate in Sydney's inner west centred on the suburb of Summer Hill from which it takes its name. On its current boundaries, it also includes the suburbs of Ashbury, Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Haberfield, Lewisham and Marrickville.[2]

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Summer Hill.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summer Hill . . 23 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of electorate of Summer Hill. . 29 March 2015.
  3. Ms (Jo) Joanna Elizabeth Haylen, MP . 111 . 6 April 2019.