Electoral district of Penrith

Penrith
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Penrith; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1973–present
MP	Karen McKeown
Party	Labor
Namesake	Penrith
Electors	56,565 (2023)
Area	75.61 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
	Electorates around Penrith:

Penrith is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales since 1973.^[1] It is represented by Karen McKeown of the Labor Party.

It has been traditionally a safe Labor seat for most of its history but has had times where it has fallen to the Liberal Party. It is now regarded as a key marginal seat.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Penrith takes in the suburbs of Penrith, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Jamisontown, Lapstone, Lemongrove, Leonay, South Penrith and parts of Blaxland, Caddens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Cambridge Gardens, Cranebrook, Kingswood and Werrington.^[2]

Members for Penrith

	Party	Term
Ron Mulock ^[3]	Labor	1973–1981
Peter Anderson ^[4]	Labor	1981–1988
Guy Matheson ^[5]	Liberal	1988–1991
Faye Lo Po' ^[6]	Labor	1991–2003
Karyn Paluzzano ^[7]	Labor	2003–2010
Stuart Ayres ^[8]	Liberal	2010–2023
Karen McKeown	Labor	2023–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Penrith^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	19,266	38.3	−1.4
	Labor	Karen McKeown	19,262	38.3	+1.4
	One Nation	Belinda McWilliams	4,122	8.2	+1.4
	Greens	Minoo Toussi	2,643	5.2	+0.6
	Legalise Cannabis	Timothy Pateman	2,467	4.9	+4.9
	Animal Justice	Vanessa Blazi	1,840	3.7	+2.0
	Sustainable Australia	Geoff Brown	744	1.5	−0.2
Total formal votes			50,344	96.1	+0.0
Informal votes			2,047	3.9	0.0
Turnout			52,391	87.8	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Karen McKeown	22,661	51.6	+2.2
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	21,226	48.4	−2.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.2

References

^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Penrith". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "Penrith". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock (1930-2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Peter Thomas Anderson (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Mr Guy Kevin Vincent Matheson (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Faye Lo Po' (1936- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Mrs Karyn Lesley Paluzzano (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Penrith, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[Green_Penrith-1] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Penrith". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[2] "Penrith". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Ron_Mulock_NSW_Parl-3] "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock (1930-2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[Peter_Anderson_NSW_Parl-4] "The Hon. Peter Thomas Anderson (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[Guy_Matheson_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Guy Kevin Vincent Matheson (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Faye_Lo_Po_NSW_parl-6] "The Hon. Faye Lo Po' (1936- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[Karyn_Paluzzano_NSW_parl-7] "Mrs Karyn Lesley Paluzzano (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[Stuart_Ayres_NSW_parl-8] "The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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

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

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