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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Parramatta, New South Wales
Western Sydney: Carlingford, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville
State seats: Parts of
Granville,
Parramatta,
Prospect and
Seven Hills
Local government areas: Parts of Holroyd, Parramatta and The Hills
Enrolment at close of rolls: 103,186
1999 republic referendum: No 51.7
2018 same-sex marriage survey: No 61.6
Sitting member: Julie Owens (Labor):
Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 6.9%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.4%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 0.6%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 7.6%
Status: Marginal Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Charles Camenzuli
Liberal Party |
2. Julie Owens
Australian Labor Party |
3. Ganesh Loke
United Australia Party |
4. Phil Bradley
Australian Greens |
5. Asma Payara
Christian Democratic Party |
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6. Oscar Grenfell
Socialist Equality Party |
Candidate websites:
Phil Bradley
Charles Camenzuli
Julie Owens
Division of Parramatta
Parramatta has existed since Federation, although its boundaries have been radically changed several times.
From 1901 to 1977 it was essentially a North Shore seat, and was a reliable non-Labor seat, being lost only
in the Labor landslide year of 1929. Among its early members was Liberal Prime Minister Joe Cook. The 1977
redistribution extended the seat to the west, making it a fairly safe Labor seat. In 1993 it was shifted back
to include Carlingford and Ermington, and became the marginal seat it has been since.
Parramatta has an above-average level of median family income and of people in professional and managerial
occupations. It also has a high proportion of non English speaking households. In particular, it is becoming a
centre of Indian and Chinese settlment. This combination
suggests that Parramatta is becoming an inner-city multicultural seat, which explains Labor's increasing
strength. Although Parramatta has a high proportion of families with dependent children, it has a low
proportion of dwellings being purchased: this is an electorate of flat-dwellers (30%) and home-owners.
Members for Parramatta have included Liberal Cabinet ministers Sir Garfield Barwick, Sir Nigel Bowen and
John Brown. Ross Cameron won Parramatta for the Liberals in 1996. Cameron, a very
conservative member, was brought undone in 2004 when he had to admit to an extra-marital affair - it was his
hypocrisy rather than his infidelity which angered voters - and he was narrowly defeated by Labor's Julie Owens,
who has held the seat since.
Julie Owens, Labor MP for Parramatta since 2004, was CEO of the Association of Independent Record Labels
before entering politics. She is currently Shadow Assistant Minister for Small Business and for Citizenship
and Multicultural Australia. After a close call in 2013, she gained a 6.3% swing towards her in 2016.
The Liberal candidate is Charles Camenzuli, a structural engineer. The Greens candidate is
Phil Bradley, a civil engineer and Parramatta City councillor.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,596 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 10.8% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 39.9% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Indian 13.9%, Chinese 12.4, Lebanese 6.5%
Non-English-speaking households: 61.3% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 21.1% (Australia 22.6%)
Hindu 16.7%, Muslim 9.2%
No religion 18.5% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 34.0% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 38.8% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 18.4% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 27.7% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 48.2% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 41.3% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Rt Hon Sir Joseph Cook (FT, AS, Lib, Nat) 1901-21
Herbert Pratten (Nat) 1921b-22
Hon Eric Bowden (Nat) 1922-29
Albert Rowe (ALP) 1929-31
Hon Sir Frederick Stewart (UAP, Lib) 1931-46
Hon Howard Beale (Lib) 1946-58
Hon Sir Garfield Barwick (Lib) 1958-64
Hon Nigel Bowen (Lib) 1964b-73
Philip Ruddock (Lib) 1973b-77
Hon John Brown (ALP) 1977-90
Hon Paul Elliott (ALP) 1990-96
Hon Ross Cameron (Lib) 1996-2004
Julie Owens (ALP) 2004-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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