The division is named after Edward Grayndler, a General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Grayndler is currently held by Anthony Albanese, of the Australian Labor Party, and he was last re-elected in the 2004 elections. The seat has been held continuously by Labor since it was established in 1949 and, as of the 2004 elections, is the safest Labor seat in the House of Representatives with a margin of 22.6 percent.
The Division of Grayndler is an Australian Electoral Division in inner Metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales.
The division was created in 1949 and is named for Edward Grayndler (1867-1943), a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1921 to 1934 and 1936 to 1943, and General Secretary of the Australian Workers Union from 1912 to 1941.
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales