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Electoral district of East Hills

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East Hills
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1953–present
MPKylie Wilkinson
PartyLabor
NamesakeEast Hills, New South Wales
Electors55,144 (2019)
Area39.55 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around East Hills:
Cabramatta
Fairfield
Auburn Bankstown
Holsworthy East Hills Bankstown
Oatley
Holsworthy Miranda Oatley

East Hills is a state electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by Labor member Kylie Wilkinson.[1] In 2019, Wendy Lindsay succeeded Glenn Brookes after he stood down.[2]

Geography

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On its current boundaries, East Hills takes in the suburbs of Condell Park, East Hills, Milperra, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Panania, Picnic Point, Revesby, Revesby Heights and parts of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Georges Hall and Yagoona.[3]

Members for East Hills

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Member Party Period
  Arthur Williams[4] Labor 1953–1956
  Joe Kelly[5] Labor 1956–1973
  Pat Rogan[6] Labor 1973–1999
  Alan Ashton[7] Labor 1999–2011
  Glenn Brookes[8] Liberal 2011–2016
  Independent 2016−2017
  Liberal 2017–2019
  Wendy Lindsay[9] Liberal 2019–2023
  Kylie Wilkinson Labor 2023–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: East Hills[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kylie Wilkinson 22,140 43.9 +3.2
Liberal Wendy Lindsay 21,996 43.6 +2.1
Greens Natalie Hanna 3,578 7.1 +2.2
Independent Chris Brogan 2,679 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 50,393 95.2 −0.1
Informal votes 2,544 4.8 +0.1
Turnout 52,937 88.7 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kylie Wilkinson 24,677 51.7 +1.8
Liberal Wendy Lindsay 23,013 48.3 −1.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.8

References

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  1. ^ "Kylie Wilkinson - Member for East Hills". NSW Labor. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ Farrell, Paul (21 March 2016). "Liberal MP Glenn Brookes stands down after paedophile lover smear campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ "East Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Arthur John Leonard Williams (1888-1968)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Robert Joseph Kelly". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr (Pat) Patrick Allan Rogan (1936- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Alan John Ashton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Glenn Edward Brookes (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Ms Wendy Elizabeth Lindsay". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ^ LA First Preference: East Hills, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: East Hills, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.