Electoral district of Strathfield facts for kids
Quick facts for kids StrathfieldNew South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jason Yat-Sen Li | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Strathfield | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 53,451 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 22.80 km2 (8.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Strathfield is a special area in New South Wales where people vote for someone to represent them in the state government. This area is called an electoral district. The person who represents Strathfield in the Legislative Assembly (which is like the state parliament) is called a Member of Parliament (MP).
Since a special election in 2022, Strathfield has been represented by Jason Yat-Sen Li from the Labor Party. The Strathfield electoral district was first created in 1988. It gets its name from the suburb called Strathfield. It's a city area, covering about 22.8 square kilometers.
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What is Strathfield's Area?
The Strathfield electoral district is located in a city area. It covers about 22.8 square kilometers.
On its current map, Strathfield includes these suburbs:
- Belfield
- Burwood Heights
- Burwood
- Croydon
- Croydon Park
- Enfield
- Flemington
- Homebush West
- Strathfield
- Strathfield South
It also includes parts of:
Who Has Represented Strathfield?
The Strathfield electoral district was created in 1988. For many years, elections in Strathfield were often very close. This meant it wasn't always clear which political party would win.
At first, the area usually voted for the Liberal Party. The first MP for Strathfield was Paul Zammit from the Liberal Party. He later also served a short time in the national parliament. Later, Zammit ran again, but as an independent, because he was concerned about airports and planes flying over the area.
After Zammit, Bruce MacCarthy from the Liberal Party won. However, he only served one term. Then came Paul Whelan from the Labor Party. He was an important minister in the government at the time. He became the Police Minister while representing Strathfield.
Since Paul Whelan, the seat has generally voted for the Labor Party. Virginia Judge from the Labor Party took over from Paul Whelan. She lost the seat in 2011 to the Liberal candidate, Charles Casuscelli. But then, in 2015, Jodi McKay from the Labor Party won the seat back from Charles Casuscelli.
Members for Strathfield
Here is a list of the people who have represented the Strathfield electoral district:
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Paul Zammit | Liberal
Liberal |
1988–1996 | |
| Bruce MacCarthy | Liberal
Liberal |
1996–1999 | |
| Paul Whelan | Labor
Labor |
1999–2003 | |
| Virginia Judge | Labor
Labor |
2003–2011 | |
| Charles Casuscelli | Liberal
Liberal |
2011–2015 | |
| Jodi McKay | Labor
Labor |
2015–2021 | |
| Jason Yat-Sen Li | Labor
Labor |
2022–present | |
How People Have Voted in Strathfield
You can find more detailed election results for Strathfield here:
Here are some results from the 2023 New South Wales state election:
The chart below shows how the two main parties, Labor and Liberal, have performed in Strathfield over the years. The "Two-party-preferred vote" means that votes for smaller parties are given to either Labor or Liberal, to show which of the two major parties is preferred by most voters.
