Electoral district of Sydney

Sydney
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Sydney; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1920–1927; 2007–present
MP	Alex Greenwich
Party	Independent
Namesake	Sydney
Electors	55,131 (2019)
Area	15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
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Sydney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Inner Sydney.

Independent Alex Greenwich has represented the seat since the 2012 Sydney by-election, triggered by the resignation of previous independent Clover Moore, who was the Lord Mayor of Sydney, due to introduced state laws preventing dual membership of state parliament and local council.

Geography

Sydney includes the Sydney CBD. On its current boundaries, Sydney takes in the suburbs and localities of Barangaroo, Broadway, Chinatown, Darling Harbour, Darlinghurst, Dawes Point, Elizabeth Bay, Haymarket, Millers Point, Paddington, Potts Point, Pyrmont, The Rocks, Woolloomooloo, Wynyard, Surry Hills, Rushcutters Bay; and parts of Ultimo.

History

In the first Parliament of the New South Wales colony, 1856–57, there was a four-member electoral district called Sydney City with voters casting four votes, and the four leading candidates being elected. In 1859, it was replaced by the four-member districts of East Sydney and West Sydney. In 1894, the three four-member districts of East Sydney, West Sydney and South Sydney (created in 1880) were replaced by eleven single-member districts with "Sydney" in their title: Sydney-Belmore, Sydney-Bligh, Sydney-Cook, Sydney-Denison, Sydney-Fitzroy, Sydney-Flinders, Sydney-Gipps, Sydney-King, Sydney-Lang, Sydney-Phillip and Sydney-Pyrmont. From 1904, these electorates were renamed or abolished.

In 1920, the inner-city electoral districts of Belmore, Darlinghurst, King, Paddington, Phillip and Surry Hills were combined to create a new incarnation of Sydney, which elected five members by proportional representation. This was replaced by the single member electorates of King, Paddington, Phillip and Surry Hills for the 1927 election. Central Sydney subsequently fell within a number of successive electorates, including Elizabeth and Port Jackson.

Sydney was recreated for the 2007 election, replacing abolished district Bligh and also taking in the Sydney CBD and Pyrmont that were previously in Port Jackson (the remainder of Port Jackson became the Electoral district of Balmain).

From 1920 to 1927 the district included Lord Howe Island, which was transferred from and to the electorate of King.^[1] As part of the redistribution of electoral districts for the 2023 state election, a proposal was received to move Lord Howe Island back into the electorate of Sydney.^[2] However, the NSW Electoral Commission eventually decided to retain the island within the electorate of Port Macquarie, which has included the island since 1991.^[3]

Members for Sydney

First incarnation (1920–1927, 5 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Daniel Levy ^[4]	Nationalist	1920–1927		Arthur Buckley ^[5]	Labor	1920–1922		John Birt ^[6]	Labor	1920–1925		Michael Burke ^[7]	Labor	1920–1922		Patrick Minahan ^[8]	Labor	1920–1925
					Joseph Jackson ^[9]	Nationalist	1922–1927						Greg McGirr ^[10]	Labor	1922–1925
													Greg McGirr ^[10]	Young Australia	1925–1925
													Michael Burke ^[7]	Labor	1925–1927		William Holdsworth ^[11]	Labor	1925–1927
									Patrick Minahan ^[8]	Labor	1925–1927		Michael Burke ^[7]	Labor	1925–1927		William Holdsworth ^[11]	Labor	1925–1927

Second incarnation (2007–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Clover Moore ^[12]	Independent	2007–2012
	Alex Greenwich ^[13]	Independent	2012–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Sydney^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alex Greenwich	20,025	41.1	+4.4
	Liberal	Phyllisse Stanton	11,219	23.0	−5.4
	Labor	Skye Tito	10,575	21.7	+5.5
	Greens	Nick Ward	5,949	12.2	−0.5
	Sustainable Australia	Mark Whitton	972	2.0	+0.3
Total formal votes			48,740	98.2	+0.1
Informal votes			900	1.8	−0.1
Turnout			49,640	79.4	−0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Skye Tito	22,054	61.3	+11.2
	Liberal	Phyllisse Stanton	13,936	38.7	−11.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Alex Greenwich	26,600	65.6	−10.4
	Labor	Skye Tito	13,921	34.4	+10.4
	Independent hold		Swing	−10.4

References

^ "ELECTORAL DISTRICTS COMMISSION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 153. New South Wales, Australia. 27 June 1919. p. 3599. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Jambor, Claudia (26 November 2020). "Lord Howe Island's proposed move to Sydney electorate resisted by Port Macquarie MP". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Coffs Coast. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ "Electoral Districts Redistribution Panel determination of New South Wales electoral districts" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Mr Arthur William Buckley (1891–1974)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr John Edward Birt (1873–1925)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Patrick Joseph Minahan (1866–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr Joseph Jackson (1874-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr John Joseph Gregory "Greg" McGirr (1879-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr William Holdsworth (1875–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Ms Clover Moore (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Mr (Alex) Alexander Hart Greenwich MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ LA First Preference: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

External links

"Sydney". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[1] "ELECTORAL DISTRICTS COMMISSION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 153. New South Wales, Australia. 27 June 1919. p. 3599. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] Jambor, Claudia (26 November 2020). "Lord Howe Island's proposed move to Sydney electorate resisted by Port Macquarie MP". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Coffs Coast. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[3] "Electoral Districts Redistribution Panel determination of New South Wales electoral districts" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[Daniel_Levy_NSW_parl-4] "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[Arthur_Buckley_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Arthur William Buckley (1891–1974)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[John_Birt_NSW_parl-6] "Mr John Edward Birt (1873–1925)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Michael_Burke_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[Patrick_Minahan_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Patrick Joseph Minahan (1866–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[Joseph_Jackson_NSW_parl-9] "Mr Joseph Jackson (1874-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Greg_McGirr_NSW_parl-10] "Mr John Joseph Gregory "Greg" McGirr (1879-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[William_Holdsworth_NSW_parl-11] "Mr William Holdsworth (1875–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Clover_Moore_NSW_parl-12] "Ms Clover Moore (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[Alex_Greenwich_NSW_parl-13] "Mr (Alex) Alexander Hart Greenwich MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[14] LA First Preference: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[15] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[16] Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Sydney, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[Results_of_the_2023_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_redistribution-analysis-17] Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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