Division of Chifley

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Chifley
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: New South Wales
Created: 1969
MP: Roger Price
Party: Labor
Namesake: Ben Chifley
Electors: 92,506
Area: 76 km² (29.3 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan
Four of the candidates who stood for election for the Division of Chifley at the 2007 Federal election address electors at a public meeting in Shalvey on 11th November 2007. They are (seated at rear) Price, Vincent, Cogan and (standing) Forrester
Four of the candidates who stood for election for the Division of Chifley at the 2007 Federal election address electors at a public meeting in Shalvey on 11th November 2007. They are (seated at rear) Price, Vincent, Cogan and (standing) Forrester

The Division of Chifley is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Ben Chifley, who was Prime Minister of Australia 194549. It is located in the western suburbs of Sydney. On its original boundaries it was based on Blacktown, but now includes the suburbs of Minchinbury, Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill. It is a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  John Armitage Labor 19691983
  Russell Gorman Labor 19831984
  Roger Price Labor 1984—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Chifley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roger Price 51,568 64.18 +10.12
Liberal Jess Diaz 19,092 23.76 -6.62
Greens John Forrester 2,897 3.61 -1.66
Christian Democrats Dave Vincent 2,751 3.42 +1.21
One Nation Louise Kedwell 1,183 1.47 -0.53
Socialist Equality James Cogan 1,069 1.33 +1.33
Family First Evan Jewell 1,016 1.26 -0.24
Independent Wayne Hyland 484 0.60 -0.24
Independent Amarjit Tanda 288 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 80,348 92.01 +2.90
Informal votes 6,976 7.99 -2.90
Turnout 87,324 94.40 +0.55
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Roger Price 56,776 70.66 +8.69
Liberal Jess Diaz 23,572 29.34 -8.69
Labor hold Swing +8.69

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