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Encyclopedia > Division of Greenway

The Division of Greenway is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Francis Greenway, an ex-convict who became a prominent architect in colonial Sydney. The seat was traditionally centred on the Blacktown district, but after the distribution it is mainly located the Hills/North-west/Hawkesbury region of Sydney and takes in suburbs such as Stanhope Gardens, Windsor and Riverstone. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Francis Greenway, as shown on the 1966 Australian $10 note. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Stanhope Gardens is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in north west Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Windsor is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... A suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...


For most of its history, Greenway was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. However, demographic changes in the areas north of Blacktown resulted in a shift away from Labor at the 2001 election. At the 2004 election this trend continued and the seat was won by the Liberal Party following the retirement of the sitting MP and an extensive Liberal campaign. Louise Markus, a conservative social worker, defeated Ed Husic, a former political advisor, to take the seat by a small margin of 0.6%. A large Informal vote of 11.83%, the highest in the 2004 election contributed to this result. On September 13, 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the seat will be redistributed. The Hawkesbury area towns will move to Greenway from the Division of Macquarie, and losing traditional Labor-voting areas such as Blacktown, Dean Park, Kings Langley, Lalor Park and Seven Hills making Greenway a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party. The margin is now 11.4%. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Louise Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. ... AEC logo The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. ... The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...


Members

Member Party Term
  Russell Gorman Labor 19841996
  Frank Mossfield Labor 19962004
  Louise Markus Liberal 2004—present

Legislative elections were held in Australia on December 1, 1984. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Frank Mossfield Frank William Mossfield, AM (born 4 June 1935), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to October 2004, representing the Division of Greenway, New South Wales. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louise Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...

Election results

Australian general election, 2004: Greenway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Save the ADI Site Jean Lopez 1,362 1.79 +1.79
Fishing Party Joe Chidiac 881 1.16 +1.16
Outdoor Recreation Grant Bayley 772 1.02 +1.02
Independent F Ivor 420 0.55 +0.55
Democrats David King 672 0.89 -2.82
Greens Astrid O'Neill 2,730 3.60 +0.96
Labor Ed Husic 30,389 40.05 -2.61
One Nation Tony Pettitt 1,040 1.37 -4.10
liberals for forests Julie-Anne Houlton 895 1.18 +1.18
Christian Democrats Greg Tan 2,142 2.82 -2.81
Independent Amarjit Tanda 267 0.35 -0.47
Liberal Louise Markus 33,353 43.96 +7.02
Citizens Electoral Council Goran Reves 79 0.10 +0.10
Family First John Dorhauer 877 1.16 +1.16
Total formal votes 75,879 88.17 -5.04
Informal votes 10,183 11.83 +5.04
Turnout 86,062 95.31 +0.50
2-Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Ed Husic 37,498 49.42 -3.69
Liberal Louise Markus 38,381 50.58 +3.69
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.69

Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... The Save the ADI Site Party is a minor Australian political party that fielded several candidates in the 2004 Federal election. ... The Fishing Party (TFP) is a minor Australian political party whose primary support base is found among recreational fishermen and women. ... The Outdoor Recreation Party is a minor political party in Australia. ... The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as The Democrats in Australia, are a progressive social liberal party. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. ... One Nation is a nationalist and protectionist political group in Australia. ... Liberals for forests (l4f) is an Australian pro-forest party. ... The Christian Democratic Party (CDP) is a minor political party in Australia. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Louise Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Family First Party (FFP/F1) is a political party in Australia, with policies that generally mirror socially conservative and family values. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Louise Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ...

References

  • Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • The Poll Bludger
  • ABC Elections
  • Australian Electoral Commission

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