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Bankstown, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1927. Every election has been won by a member of the Labor Party.[1][2][3][4]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1927 | James McGirr | Labor | |
1930 | |||
1932 | |||
1935 | |||
1938 | Labor / Labor (N-C) | ||
1941 | Labor | ||
1944 | |||
1947 | |||
1950 | Spence Powell | Labor | |
1953 | |||
1956 | |||
1959 | |||
1962 | Nick Kearns | Labor | |
1965 | |||
1968 | |||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1980 by | Ric Mochalski | Labor | |
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1987 by | Doug Shedden | Labor | |
1988 | |||
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1999 | Tony Stewart | Labor | |
2003 | |||
2007 | |||
2011 | Tania Mihailuk | Labor | |
2015 | |||
2019 | |||
2022 | Independent | ||
2023 | One Nation NSW | ||
2023 | Jihad Dib | Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jihad Dib | 27,247 | 59.4 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Nathan Taleb | 11,379 | 24.8 | +0.8 | |
Greens | Isaac Nasedra | 2,436 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
Informed Medical Options | Yosra Alyateem | 1,306 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Ind. Socialist Equality | Max Boddy | 1,223 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Animal Justice | Dorlene Abou-Haidar | 893 | 1.9 | +0.7 | |
Sustainable Australia | Luke Habib | 725 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Public Education | Marianne Glinka | 679 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 45,888 | 93.4 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 3,267 | 6.6 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,155 | 82.9 | −2.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jihad Dib | 29,210 | 70.3 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Nathan Taleb | 12,322 | 29.7 | +0.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 23,897 | 54.65 | −1.68 | |
Liberal | George Zakhia | 13,293 | 30.40 | −0.85 | |
Independent | Saud Abu-Samen | 3,856 | 8.82 | +8.82 | |
Greens | James Rooney | 2,684 | 6.14 | +1.70 | |
Total formal votes | 43,730 | 93.85 | −0.06 | ||
Informal votes | 2,867 | 6.15 | +0.06 | ||
Turnout | 46,597 | 86.12 | −0.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 25,735 | 63.82 | −0.15 | |
Liberal | George Zakhia | 14,590 | 36.18 | +0.15 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 24,170 | 56.3 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | George Zakhia | 13,408 | 31.2 | +0.9 | |
Greens | Luke Poliszcuk | 1,903 | 4.4 | −0.8 | |
Christian Democrats | Juliat Nasr | 1,813 | 4.2 | −0.2 | |
No Land Tax | Jeremy Lawrance | 1,113 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Socialist Equality | Oscar Grenfell | 501 | 1.2 | −0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 42,908 | 93.9 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 2,785 | 6.1 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,693 | 87.0 | −1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 25,382 | 64.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | George Zakhia | 14,293 | 36.0 | −3.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 19,327 | 46.3 | −17.9 | |
Liberal | Bill Chahine | 12,457 | 29.9 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Edmond Taouk | 2,955 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Independent | Rebecca Kay | 2,709 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Zarif Abdulla | 1,779 | 4.3 | −0.5 | |
Greens | Malikeh Michels | 1,668 | 4.0 | −1.4 | |
Socialist Equality | Richard Phillips | 818 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 41,713 | 93.6 | −1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 2,851 | 6.4 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,564 | 91.5 | −1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tania Mihailuk | 21,011 | 60.3 | −15.2 | |
Liberal | Bill Chahine | 13,862 | 39.7 | +15.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −15.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tony Stewart | 25,671 | 64.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Mark Majewski | 7,977 | 20.0 | +2.5 | |
Greens | Simon Brooks | 2,142 | 5.4 | −1.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Zarif Abdulla | 1,897 | 4.7 | +1.6 | |
Unity | Shawky Salah | 1,444 | 3.6 | −0.5 | |
Against Further Immigration | Lynette Rogers | 845 | 2.1 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 39,976 | 94.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 2,154 | 5.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,130 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tony Stewart | 27,234 | 75.4 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Mark Majewski | 8,870 | 24.6 | +1.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tony Stewart | 23,787 | 62.7 | −5.5 | |
Liberal | David Grabovac | 5,783 | 15.2 | +0.4 | |
Greens | Sanaa Ghabbar | 2,495 | 6.6 | +4.9 | |
Unity | Nasser Roumieh | 1,988 | 5.2 | +1.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Janne Peterson | 1,259 | 3.3 | +1.2 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 973 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
One Nation | Bradley Torr | 510 | 1.3 | −4.8 | |
Legal System Reform | Hanan Sowilam | 463 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Democrats | Joseph McDermott | 353 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Against Further Immigration | Gregg Pringle | 352 | 0.9 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 37,973 | 94.5 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 2,210 | 5.5 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,183 | 89.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tony Stewart | 25,792 | 78.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | David Grabovac | 7,004 | 21.4 | +1.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tony Stewart | 26,519 | 68.1 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | Paul Barrett | 5,755 | 14.8 | −13.2 | |
One Nation | Barry Ashe | 2,327 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Unity | Erick Meguid | 1,551 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Kylie Laurence | 838 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Democrats | Kate Botting | 751 | 1.9 | −2.0 | |
Greens | Kate Walsh | 666 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | John Bastin | 315 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Socialist Equality | Richard Phillips | 239 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 38,961 | 95.5 | +4.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,840 | 4.5 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,801 | 91.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tony Stewart | 28,637 | 80.2 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Paul Barrett | 7,062 | 19.8 | −11.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +11.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Doug Shedden | 21,747 | 63.5 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Paul Barrett | 10,875 | 31.7 | −8.2 | |
Democrats | Jeffrey Meikle | 1,062 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Natural Law | Mike Smith | 580 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 34,264 | 92.8 | +16.3 | ||
Informal votes | 2,660 | 7.2 | −16.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,924 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Doug Shedden | 22,350 | 66.2 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Paul Barrett | 11,394 | 33.8 | −6.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Doug Shedden | 16,368 | 60.1 | +11.8 | |
Liberal | Paul Barrett | 10,889 | 39.9 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 27,257 | 67.5 | −18.9 | ||
Informal votes | 8,363 | 23.5 | +18.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,620 | 94.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Doug Shedden | 14,258 | 49.7 | −14.4 | |
Liberal | Bob Young | 9,054 | 31.6 | −2.0 | |
Independent | Kevin Ryan | 5,364 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Total formal votes | 28,676 | 95.7 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,285 | 4.3 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,961 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Doug Shedden | 15,382 | 59.2 | −6.0 | |
Liberal | Bob Young | 10,592 | 40.8 | +6.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Doug Shedden | 12,677 | 43.80 | −20.7 | |
Liberal | Terry McDonald | 4,336 | 23.20 | −12.3 | |
Independent | Kevin Ryan | 5,395 | 18.64 | +18.64 | |
Call to Australia | Elaine Nile | 993 | 3.43 | +3.43 | |
Small Business People Group | Norm Axford | 641 | 2.21 | +2.21 | |
Democrats | Peter Carver | 603 | 2.08 | +2.08 | |
Independent | John Hillman | 568 | 1.96 | +1.96 | |
Independent | Richard Mezinec | 309 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
Unite Australia | Peter Sawyer | 243 | 0.84 | +0.84 | |
Humanist | Scott Wilkie | 172 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
Centre Unity | John Beasley | 93 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
New Australian Republic | John Vartanian | 74 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
Total formal votes | 28,940 | 95.689 | |||
Informal votes | 1,308 | 4.32 | |||
Turnout | 30,248 | 84.85 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Doug Shedden | 14,832 | 61.37 | −3.13 | |
Liberal | Terry McDonald | 9,336 | 38.63 | +3.13 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Mochalski | 19,403 | 64.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Terry McDonald | 10,668 | 35.5 | +5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,071 | 96.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,258 | 4.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,329 | 93.8 | +1.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Mochalski | 18,754 | 64.9 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | James McDonald | 8,634 | 29.9 | +9.2 | |
Independent | Donna Hoban | 1,513 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 28,901 | 95.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,266 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 30,167 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ric Mochalski | 19,530 | 68.7 | −7.1 | |
Liberal | James McDonald | 8,900 | 31.3 | +7.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Mochalski | 16,074 | 65.6 | −7.4 | |
Liberal | James McDonald | 8,414 | 34.4 | +13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 24,488 | 96.9 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 779 | 3.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,267 | 77.5 | −16.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 22,604 | 73.0 | +7.5 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 6,417 | 20.7 | −13.8 | |
Democrats | Vera Stewart | 1,939 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,960 | 97.3 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 855 | 2.7 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,815 | 94.2 | 0.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Kearns | 23,470 | 75.8 | +10.3 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 7,490 | 24.2 | −10.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 20,619 | 65.5 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 10,872 | 34.5 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 31,491 | 98.0 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 657 | 2.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,148 | 94.2 | +0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 18,920 | 62.0 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 10,306 | 33.8 | −2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Joseph Sanders | 1,303 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,529 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 941 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 31,470 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Kearns | 19,181 | 62.8 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 11,348 | 37.2 | +1.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 17,115 | 63.9 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 9,683 | 36.1 | −4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 26,798 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 750 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 27,548 | 94.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 15,256 | 59.3 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | John Ghent | 10,455 | 40.7 | −0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 25,711 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 795 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 26,506 | 94.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 14,025 | 54.8 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | David Cowan | 10,540 | 41.2 | +5.9 | |
Communist | Frank Bollins | 1,038 | 4.0 | −0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 25,603 | 97.8 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 563 | 2.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 26,166 | 94.1 | −0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Kearns | 14,855 | 58.0 | −5.8 | |
Liberal | David Cowan | 10,748 | 42.0 | +5.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Nick Kearns | 15,292 | 59.9 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | David Cowan | 9,006 | 35.3 | +1.8 | |
Communist | Allan Cooper | 1,235 | 4.8 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 25,533 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 393 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 25,926 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Kearns | 16,280 | 63.8 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | David Cowan | 9,253 | 36.2 | +0.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Spence Powell | 12,519 | 59.3 | ||
Liberal | Fred Howe | 7,066 | 33.5 | ||
Independent | Charles Reid | 842 | 4.0 | ||
Communist | Jack Hughes | 670 | 3.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,097 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 448 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 21,545 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Spence Powell | 13,476 | 63.9 | ||
Liberal | Fred Howe | 7,621 | 36.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Spence Powell | 14,268 | 59.4 | −30.0 | |
Liberal | Reginald Allsop | 8,767 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
Communist | Roy Boyd | 981 | 4.1 | −6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 24,016 | 98.2 | +5.7 | ||
Informal votes | 444 | 1.8 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,460 | 94.5 | +0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Spence Powell | 18,181 | 63.1 | −26.3 | |
Liberal | Reginald Allsop | 8,865 | 36.9 | +36.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Spence Powell | 16,726 | 89.4 | ||
Communist | Claude Jones | 1,981 | 10.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,707 | 92.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,517 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 20,224 | 93.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Spence Powell | 15,616 | 62.8 | ||
Liberal | Blanche Barkl | 9,242 | 37.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,858 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 407 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 25,265 | 93.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | 16,858 | 60.9 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | John Byrne | 5,783 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
Lang Labor | Ernest Callaghan | 3,300 | 11.9 | −29.1 | |
Independent | George Durrance | 1,751 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 27,692 | 98.7 | +3.9 | ||
Informal votes | 375 | 1.3 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,067 | 94.6 | +1.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | 12,507 | 59.0 | −4.3 | |
Lang Labor | Stephen Roberts | 8,706 | 41.0 | +41.0 | |
Total formal votes | 21,213 | 94.8 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,156 | 5.2 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 22,369 | 92.7 | −0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | 10,953 | 54.7 | ||
Independent | Percy Coleman | 5,343 | 26.7 | ||
State Labor | Morris Hughes | 2,873 | 14.4 | ||
New Social Order | Jack Edwards | 855 | 4.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,024 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 731 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 20,755 | 93.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | James McGirr | 11,808 | 53.6 | +5.5 | |
United Australia | Julian De Meyrick | 9,258 | 42.0 | +5.1 | |
Communist | Frederick Loveday | 963 | 4.4 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 22,029 | 97.8 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 491 | 2.2 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,520 | 96.6 | +0.4 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | James McGirr | 9,674 | 48.1 | −21.2 | |
United Australia | John Byrne | 7,420 | 36.9 | +8.1 | |
Federal Labor | John Metcalfe | 1,553 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Ind. United Australia | Jacob Cook | 1,145 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Communist | Michael Ryan | 314 | 1.6 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 20,106 | 97.4 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 546 | 2.6 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 20,652 | 96.2 | −0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor (NSW) | James McGirr | 10,608 | 52.8 | ||
United Australia | John Byrne | 9,498 | 47.2 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | 12,709 | 69.3 | ||
Nationalist | Edward Gill | 5,286 | 28.8 | ||
Communist | Oliver Griffin | 192 | 1.1 | ||
Independent | Frederick Wills | 145 | 0.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,332 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 645 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 18,977 | 96.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McGirr | 7,548 | 55.6 | ||
Nationalist | Arthur Gardiner | 5,742 | 42.3 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Webster | 181 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | Alfred Finney | 105 | 0.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,576 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 118 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 13,694 | 86.4 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |