Chifley – Australia 2016

ALP 10.9%

Incumbent MP
Ed Husic, since 2010.

Geography
Western Sydney. Chifley covers western parts of the City of Blacktown. Chifley covers parts of the suburb of Blacktown and the neighbouring suburbs of Doonside, Mount Druitt, Rooty Hill, Marayong, Quakers Hill and  a number of other suburbs in the northwestern parts of Blacktown council area.

Map of Chifley's 2013 and 2016 boundaries. 2013 boundaries marked as red lines, 2016 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.
Map of Chifley’s 2013 and 2016 boundaries. 2013 boundaries marked as red lines, 2016 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.

Redistribution
Small changes were made to Chifley – those parts of the seat south of the Great Western Highway, including Minchinbury, were transferred to McMahon. The eastern boundary in Blacktown was aligned with Reservoir Rd, Third Ave and the railway to Richmond.

History
Chifley was created for the 1969 election, and has always been a safe seat for the ALP. The seat was first won in 1969 by the ALP’s John Armitage, who had previously held the neighbouring seat of Mitchell for one term from 1961 to 1963.

Armitage held the seat until his retirement at the 1983 election, when he was succeeded by Russell Gorman. Gorman transferred to the new seat of Greenway at the 1984 election, and Chifley was won by Deputy Mayor of Blacktown Roger Price. Gorman held Greenway until his retirement in 1996, while Price has been re-elected in Chifley at every election from 1984 until 2007, and retired in 2010.

Ed Husic was elected in Chifley in 2010. Husic had previously ran for Greenway unsuccessfully in 2004. Husic was re-elected in 2013.

Candidates

Assessment
Chifley is a safe Labor seat.

2013 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Ed Husic Labor 43,044 52.3 +0.7 52.8
Isabelle White Liberal 26,479 32.2 +1.9 31.7
Christopher Buttel Palmer United Party 3,361 4.1 +4.1 4.1
Dave Vincent Christian Democratic Party 2,862 3.5 -1.6 3.5
Ben Hammond Greens 2,198 2.7 -5.8 2.7
Ammar Khan Independent 1,749 2.1 +2.1 2.1
Elizabeth Power One Nation 1,402 1.7 -0.3 1.7
Michael Wright Democratic Labour Party 810 1.0 +1.0 1.0
Alex Norwick Australia First 396 0.5 -0.7 0.5
Informal 12,690 15.4

2013 two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
Ed Husic Labor 49,831 60.6 -1.8 60.9
Isabelle White Liberal 32,470 39.5 +1.8 39.1
Polling places in Chifley at the 2013 federal election. East in green, North-West in yellow, South-West in blue. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Chifley at the 2013 federal election. East in green, North-West in yellow, South-West in blue. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three areas. Polling places have been split between those near Mount Druitt (south-west), near Blacktown (east), and those in the north-western part of the seat.

Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, with 58% in the east, and 64% in the other two areas.

Voter group ALP 2PP % Total votes % of votes
North-West 64.1 22,608 29.8
East 58.4 20,283 26.7
South-West 64.1 11,569 15.2
Other votes 58.5 21,504 28.3
Two-party-preferred votes in Chifley at the 2013 federal election.
Two-party-preferred votes in Chifley at the 2013 federal election.

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