Division of Chifley

The Division of Chifley is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

Chifley is located in outer western Sydney. It includes Rooty Hill, Doonside, Woodcroft, Dean Park, parts of Marayong and Blacktown, and all the suburbs of the Mt Druitt housing estate.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

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Ben Chifley, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1969 and is named for Ben Chifley, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1945–49.

Chifley has been won by the Labor Party at every federal election since its creation in 1969, and at the 2007 federal election was one of Labor's safest seats.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Member for Chifley, since the 2010 federal election, is Ed Husic, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Boundaries

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Four of the candidates who stood for election for the Division of Chifley at the 2007 federal election address electors at a public meeting in Shalvey on 11 November 2007. They are (seated at rear) Roger Price (ALP), Dave Vincent (CDP), James Cogan (Socialist) and (standing) John Forrester (Greens)

The division is located in the western suburbs of Sydney. On its original boundaries it was based on Blacktown, but now includes the suburbs of Angus, Bidwill, Blackett, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Doonside, Emerton, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Lethbridge Park, Marayong, Marsden Park, Melonba, Mount Druitt, Nirimba Fields, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Richards, Rooty Hill, Ropes Crossing, Shalvey, Shanes Park, Tregear, Whalan, Willmot, and Woodcroft; as well as parts of Blacktown, Eastern Creek, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, and Schofields.

Demographics

Chifley is home to immigrant communities from the Philippines, India, and Fiji,<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and is heavily Catholic at 30.8% with a larger-than-average Muslim population at 8.3%.<ref name=":1" /> Some voters are socially conservative, particularly those of religious background.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The current MP is Ed Husic, a member of the Australian Labor Party. Husic himself comes from a Bosnian Muslim family, but describes himself as non-practising Muslim.<ref name=":0" />

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
Template:Australian party style|	File:JohnArmitage1963.jpg	John Armitage Template:Small	Labor	25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983	Previously held the Division of Mitchell. Retired
Template:Australian party style|	File:Labor Placeholder.png	Russ Gorman Template:Small		5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984	Transferred to the Division of Greenway
Template:Australian party style|	File:Roger Price.jpg	Roger Price Template:Small		1 December 1984 – 19 July 2010	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Rudd and Gillard. Retired
Template:Australian party style|	File:Women of the Year1.jpg.thumb.1280.1280 (Husic cropped).jpg	Ed Husic Template:Small		21 August 2010 – present	Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese

Election results

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External links

• Division of Chifley – Australian Electoral Commission