Member for Sydney

This article is about the New South Wales state electorate. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Sydney.

Sydney
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1920–1927
2007–present
MPAlex Greenwich
PartyIndependent
NamesakeSydney
Electors55,131 (2019)
Area15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Electorates around Sydney:
Lane Cove North Shore North Shore
Balmain Sydney Vaucluse
Newtown Heffron Coogee

Sydney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Inner Sydney.

Independent Alex Greenwich has represented the seat since the 2012 Sydney by-election, triggered by the resignation of previous independent Clover Moore, who was the Lord Mayor of Sydney, due to introduced state laws preventing dual membership of state parliament and local council.

Geography

Sydney includes the Sydney CBD. On its current boundaries, Sydney takes in the suburbs and localities of Barangaroo, Broadway, Chinatown, Darling Harbour, Darlinghurst, Dawes Point, Elizabeth Bay, Haymarket, Millers Point, Paddington, Potts Point, Pyrmont, The Rocks, Woolloomooloo, Wynyard, Surry Hills, Rushcutters Bay; and parts of Ultimo.

History

In the first Parliament of the New South Wales colony, 1856–57, there was a four-member electoral district called Sydney City with voters casting four votes, and the four leading candidates being elected. In 1859, it was replaced by the four-member districts of East Sydney and West Sydney. In 1894, the three four-member districts of East Sydney, West Sydney and South Sydney (created in 1880) were replaced by eleven single-member districts with "Sydney" in their title: Sydney-Belmore, Sydney-Bligh, Sydney-Cook, Sydney-Denison, Sydney-Fitzroy, Sydney-Flinders, Sydney-Gipps, Sydney-King, Sydney-Lang, Sydney-Phillip and Sydney-Pyrmont. From 1904, these electorates were renamed or abolished.

In 1920, the inner-city electoral districts of Belmore, Darlinghurst, King, Paddington, Phillip and Surry Hills were combined to create a new incarnation of Sydney, which elected five members by proportional representation. This was replaced by the single member electorates of King, Paddington, Phillip and Surry Hills for the 1927 election. Central Sydney subsequently fell within a number of successive electorates, including Elizabeth and Port Jackson.

Sydney was recreated for the 2007 election, replacing abolished district Bligh and also taking in the Sydney CBD and Pyrmont that were previously in Port Jackson (the remainder of Port Jackson became the Electoral district of Balmain).

From 1920 to 1927 the district included Lord Howe Island, which was transferred from and to the electorate of King.[1] As part of the redistribution of electoral districts for the 2023 state election, a proposal was received to move Lord Howe Island back into the electorate of Sydney.[2] However, the NSW Electoral Commission eventually decided to retain the island within the electorate of Port Macquarie, which has included the island since 1991.[3]

Members for Sydney

First incarnation (1920–1927, 5 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Daniel Levy [4] Nationalist 1920–1927   Arthur Buckley [5] Labor 1920–1922   John Birt [6] Labor 1920–1925   Michael Burke [7] Labor 1920–1922   Patrick Minahan [8] Labor 1920–1925
  Joseph Jackson [9] Nationalist 1922–1927   Greg McGirr [10] Labor 1922–1925
  Young Australia 1925–1925
  Michael Burke [7] Labor 1925–1927   William Holdsworth [11] Labor 1925–1927
  Patrick Minahan [8] Labor 1925–1927  
Second incarnation (2007–present, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Clover Moore [12] Independent 2007–2012
  Alex Greenwich [13] Independent 2012–present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Sydney
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Sydney[14][15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 20,025 41.1 +4.4
Liberal Phyllisse Stanton 11,219 23.0 −5.4
Labor Skye Tito 10,575 21.7 +5.5
Greens Nick Ward 5,949 12.2 −0.5
Sustainable Australia Mark Whitton 972 2.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 48,740 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 900 1.8 −0.1
Turnout 49,640 79.4 −0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Skye Tito 22,054 61.3 +11.2
Liberal Phyllisse Stanton 13,936 38.7 −11.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 26,600 65.6 −10.4
Labor Skye Tito 13,921 34.4 +10.4
Independent hold Swing −10.4

References

  1. ^ "ELECTORAL DISTRICTS COMMISSION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 153. New South Wales, Australia. 27 June 1919. p. 3599. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Jambor, Claudia (26 November 2020). "Lord Howe Island's proposed move to Sydney electorate resisted by Port Macquarie MP". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Coffs Coast. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts Redistribution Panel determination of New South Wales electoral districts" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Arthur William Buckley (1891–1974)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr John Edward Birt (1873–1925)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Mr Patrick Joseph Minahan (1866–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr Joseph Jackson (1874-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr John Joseph Gregory "Greg" McGirr (1879-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr William Holdsworth (1875–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Ms Clover Moore (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Mr (Alex) Alexander Hart Greenwich MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  14. ^ LA First Preference: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  15. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  16. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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