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Location: Sydney: Glenwood, Quakers Hill, Richmond, Riverstone Division named for: Francis Greenway, ex-convict and colonial architect Median weekly family income: $1,145 (29th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 12.5% (62nd highest) Persons in professional occupations: 22.9% (98th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 6.9% (141st highest) Couple families with dependent children: 45.9% (15th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 36.2% (19th highest) Sitting member: Louise Markus (Liberal), elected 2004, 2007 Born: 6 September 1958, Sydney. Career: Senior Social Worker Department of Social Security, Manager Family Support Services Wesley Mission, TAFE teacher, couple and family counsellor, Manager Family Counselling and Medical Centre. Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 2007. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship 2007-08. Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 22 September 2008 1996 two-party majority: Labor 03.4 1998 two-party majority: Labor 09.9 Effect of 2001 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal 2001 two-party majority: Labor 03.2 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 00.6 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 10.4 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal 11.0 2007 two-party majority: Liberal 04.5 
2004 enrolment: 90,300 2007 enrolment: 88,213 (-02.3%) (new boundaries) Greenway was created in 1984 in Sydney's north-western suburbs. On its original boundaries it was based on the Labor stronghold of Blacktown, and was a fairly safe Labor seat, although the rapid growth of new middle-class suburbs at the western end of the seat gradually weakened Labor's position. In 2004 the Liberals were able very narrowly to win the seat, aided by the retirment of sitting Labor member Frank Mossfield. The 2006 redistribution removed Blacktown from Greenway and extended the seat out into the Hawkesbury. This has had the effect of increasing the seat's median family income level, and even more importantly halving the proportion of people born in non English speaking countries from 24% to 12%. This made it much safer for the sitting Liberal member, Louise Markus. Nevertheless, a swing to Labor of 6.5% in 2007 has returned Greenway to the ranks of marginal seats. In 2007 the Liberals polled 78% of the two-party vote at Cattai, and also topped 70% at Oakville and Pitt Town. Labor polled 63% at Marayong Heights and Quakers Hill West. | | 
Two-party vote by booth, 2007
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