ALP 8.0%
Incumbent MP
Michelle Rowland, since 2010.
Geography
Western suburbs of Sydney. Greenway covers north-eastern parts of the City of Blacktown and a small part of the Hills council area. Suburbs include Parklea, Glenwood, Kings Park, Kings Langley, Kellyville Ridge, Lalor Park, The Ponds, Nelson and Riverstone, and parts of Seven Hills.
Redistribution
Greenway shifted north, losing Prospect, the remainder of Blacktown and parts of Seven Hills to McMahon, and losing Girraween to Parramatta. Greenway then gained Box Hill, Gables and Nelson from the northern end of Mitchell. These changes cut the Labor margin from 11.5% to 8.0%.
History
Greenway was first created in 1984, and was held relatively comfortably by the ALP throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
The seat was first won by Russell Gorman in 1984. Gorman had previously held Chifley from 1983 until he moved to Greenway in 1984. He was succeeded by Frank Mossfield in 1996.
Mossfield retired at the 2004 election, and the ALP stood Ed Husic, while the Liberals stood Louise Markus. The ALP’s margin had been cut to 3% at the 2001 election, and in 2004 Markus managed to win the seat.
The 2007 election saw the seat redistributed radically, and the Liberal margin was increased from 50.6% to 61.3%. A swing of almost 7% was suffered against Markus, but she held on under the new boundaries.
The 2009 redistribution saw the boundary changes largely reversed, and the new margin saw Markus shift to the neighbouring seat of Macquarie, winning that seat off the ALP.
Labor councillor Michelle Rowland won the redrawn Greenway in 2010, and has been re-elected four times.
Assessment
The new boundaries are less favourable to the ALP, but they should retain Greenway.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Michelle Rowland | Labor | 48,551 | 48.3 | +2.3 | 44.8 |
| Pradeep Pathi | Liberal | 29,932 | 29.8 | -10.8 | 33.4 |
| Damien Atkins | Greens | 7,086 | 7.0 | +1.6 | 7.6 |
| Mark Rex | United Australia | 4,359 | 4.3 | +1.4 | 4.1 |
| Adam Kachwalla | Liberal Democrats | 3,014 | 3.0 | +3.0 | 3.0 |
| Riccardo Bosi | Independent | 3,272 | 3.3 | +3.3 | 2.9 |
| Rick Turner | One Nation | 2,710 | 2.7 | +2.7 | 2.7 |
| Love Preet Singh | Independent | 1,615 | 1.6 | +1.6 | 1.4 |
| Informal | 8,999 | 8.2 | +1.5 |
2022 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Michelle Rowland | Labor | 61,864 | 61.5 | +8.7 | 58.0 |
| Pradeep Pathi | Liberal | 38,675 | 38.5 | -8.7 | 42.0 |
Booths have been divided into three areas. “South” covers those areas south of the M7, with the remainder split into “Central” and “North”.
Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all fivthreee areas, ranging from 52.3% in the north to 63% in the south.
| Voter group | ALP 2PP | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 52.3 | 17,677 | 20.9 |
| Central | 62.2 | 13,311 | 15.7 |
| South | 63.0 | 11,025 | 13.0 |
| Pre-poll | 58.5 | 28,831 | 34.1 |
| Other votes | 56.1 | 13,713 | 16.2 |
Election results in Greenway at the 2022 federal election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for Labor and the Liberal Party.
Yes federal Liberals have proven a lot worse at appealing to young educated immigrants. Also, it should be remembered that the state Liberals were the government to start the north-west metro and thus on the state level they are likely receiving a boost for it.
Today marks 21 years exactly to when the last time a party won a 4th term in office. At that election, Greenway was targetted by the Libs. There was an article i remember reading before the election. It largely focused on the growth of McMansion suburbs that were a spillover of the Hills District and a focus on the Hillsong Church/Pentecostal Christianity. Ed Husic was the Labor candidate who lost this seat for the first time. It is remarkable how 21 years later things have changed. The article made no mention of South Asians while today it is among the most diverse seats and CALD communities have a bigger sway on this seat than Pentecostal Christians. Hindus make up close to 20% of the seat (and rising). Not too long ago it would have been seen as an area trending Liberal and firmly socially conservative but that trend is being reversed. I say it is a bit like suburbs of Dallas, Houston and Atlanta where younger educatated and diverse voters are revolting against populism
Article below
https://www.crikey.com.au/2004/07/28/greenway-to-heaven-and-a-religious-wedge/