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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Werriwa, New South Wales
South-western Sydney: Bonnyrigg, Casula, Macquarie Fields, Sadleir, West Hoxton
State seats: Parts of
Cabramatta,
Camden,
Holsworthy,
Liverpool,
Macquarie Fields and
Mulgoa
Local government areas: Parts of Campbelltown, Fairfield and Liverpool
Enrolment at close of rolls: 117,739
1999 republic referendum: No 58.2
2018 same-sex marriage survey: No 63.7
Sitting member: Anne Stanley (Labor):
Elected 2016
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 15.2%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 6.8%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 2.2%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 8.2%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Narelle Storey
Christian Democratic Party |
2. Shayne Miller
Liberal Party |
3. Signe Westerberg
Australian Greens |
4. Michael White
Independent |
5. Ignatios Tsiriplis
United Australia Party |
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6. Anne Stanley
Australian Labor Party |
Candidate websites:
Shayne Miller
Anne Stanley
Signe Westerberg
Division of Werriwa
Werriwa has existed since Federation, but its boundaries and character have been changed probably more radically
and more often than those of any other Federation seat. In 1901 it was a rural seat based on Goulburn. In the
1930s it was a South Coast seat based on Wollongong. After 1949 it became a Sydney suburban seat based in
Liverpool, then an outer Sydney seat based on Campbelltown. Now it been drawn back into Sydney and is based on
Casula and Macquarie Fields.
Since the 1920s Werriwa has usually been a safe Labor seat, having last elected a non-Labor member in 1931.
Werriwa has a fairly high median family income, but couples this with among the country's highest proportions
of families with dependent children and dwellings being purchased: making it a classic mortgage-belt seat. It
has a very low level of people in professional occupations and a high level of people born in non English speaking countries. It is also a very multicultural area, with increasing numbers of Indian and
Vietnamese residents. Werriwa has the lowest proportion of residents claiming "no religion" of any seat in Australia.
The most prominent member for Werriwa has been Gough Whitlam, Labor Leader from 1967 to 1977 and Prime
Minister from 1972 to 1975. Mark Latham won the seat in 1994 and was Labor Leader from 2003 to 2005,
quitting politics after his defeat at the 2004 election. The 2005 by-election was won by Chris Hayes. After
2010 redistribution, Hayes moved to Fowler and the Labor veteran Laurie Ferguson transferred from Reid to
Werriwa, before retiring in 2016.
Anne Stanley, Labor MP for Werriwa since 2016, was a member of Liverpool City Council and worked in the finance
industry for many years. The Labor majority in 2013 was a modest 2.2%, but the 2016 redistribution added
a large area of solid Labor territory around Green Valley, pushing up the Labor majority and making
Werriwa again a secure Labor seat.
The first Liberal candidate was Sam Kayal, a small business owner, but he was forced to withdraw when
he could not satisfy the citizenship requirements. His replacement is Shayne Miller, who works in sales and marketing.
The Greens candidate is Signe Westerberg,
also a small business owner.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: 1,572$ (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 10.1% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 51.6% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Italian 5.6%, Vietnamese 5.4%, Indian 5.1%
Non-English-speaking households: 59.5% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 29.1% (Australia 22.6%)
Muslim 12.7%, Buddhism 7.5%
No religion 11.1% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 15.2% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 25.5% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 28.6% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 42.9% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 28.4% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 52.3% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon Alfred Conroy (FT, AS) 1901-06
David Hall (Lab, ALP) 1906-12
Benjamin Bennett (ALP) 1912b-13
Hon Alfred Conroy (Lib) 1913-14
John Lynch (ALP, Nat) 1914-19
Hubert Lazzarini (ALP, ALP-NSW) 1919-31
Walter McNicoll (CP) 1931-34
Hon Hubert Lazzarini (ALP-NSW, ALP) 1934-52
Hon Gough Whitlam (ALP) 1952b-78
Hon John Kerin (ALP) 197b8-94
Mark Latham (ALP) 1994b-2005
Chris Hayes (ALP) 2005-10
Hon Laurie Ferguson (ALP) 2010-16
Anne Stanley (ALP) 2016-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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