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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Parramatta, New South Wales
Named for: Town (now a Sydney suburb) of Parramatta (Indigenous word meaning "head
of the river")
Western Sydney: Carlingford, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville
State seats: Parts of
Granville,
Parramatta,
Prospect and
Seven Hills
Local government areas: Parts of Cumberland and
Parramatta
Borders with:
Bennelong,
Berowra,
Blaxland,
Greenway,
McMahon,
Mitchell and
Reid
Enrolment at 2019 election: 103,186
Enrolment at 2022 election: 105,513 (+02.3)
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, 2019. Retiring 2022
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%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 3.5%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Very marginal Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Pendle Hill Central (70.1), Granville South (66.8),
Merrylands East (65.9), Granville (65.2), Granville East (64.6)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Oatlands North (74.9), Oatlands (66.5), North Rocks (62.0),
Carlingford North (58.8), West Ryde PPVC (56.8)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Rohan Laxmanalal
Animal Justice Party |
2. Maria Kovacic
Liberal Party |
3. Heather Freeman
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
4. Liza Tazewell
Liberal Democrats |
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5. Julian Fayad
United Australia Party |
6. Phil Bradley
Australian Greens |
7. Dr Andrew Charlton
Australian Labor Party |
8. Steve Christou
Independent |
Candidate websites:
Phil Bradley
Dr Andrew Charlton
Steve Christou
Julian Fayad
Maria Kovacic
Rohan Laxmanalal
Rob Sinclair
Liza Tazewell
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 and
Sir Nigel Bowen and Labor minister
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 was a shadow assistant minister from 2013 to 2019. After a close call in 2013, she gained
a 6.3% swing towards her in 2016, but this was partly reversed by the anti-Labor swing in western Sydney in 2919.
The seat is now classed as very marginal, and Labor could well lose it if there is a further swing. In October 2021
Owens announced her retirement. The new Labor candidate (chosen by party leader Anthony Albanese) is Dr Andrew
Charlton, an economist and author who was a senior adviser to Treasurer Wayne Swan. The Liberal candidate (chosen by Prime Minister Morrison)
is Maria Kovacic, a businesswoman.
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%)
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