Electoral district of Bankstown

Bankstown
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created1927
MPJihad Dib
PartyLabor
NamesakeBankstown, New South Wales
Electors54,108 (2019)
Area23 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Electorates around Bankstown:
Auburn Auburn Strathfield
East Hills Bankstown Canterbury
East Hills Oatley Kogarah

Bankstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It has historically been one of the safest Labor seats in New South Wales. It is currently represented by Jihad Dib, a member of the Labor party, who was previously the member for the abolished seat Lakemba.

Bankstown includes the suburbs of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Birrong, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Georges Hall, Lansdowne, Potts Hill, Punchbowl, Regents Park, Revesby, Sefton, Villawood, Yagoona.

Members for Bankstown

Member Party Period
  James McGirr Labor 1927–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1950
  Spence Powell Labor 1950–1962
  Nick Kearns Labor 1962–1980
  Ric Mochalski Labor 1980–1986
  Doug Shedden Labor 1987–1999
  Tony Stewart Labor 1999–2011
  Tania Mihailuk Labor 2011–2022
  Independent 2022–2023
  One Nation 2023
  Jihad Dib Labor 2023–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Bankstown
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
  Independent 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

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