Electoral district of Mount Druitt
# Electoral district of Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Edmond Atalla of the Labor Party.

It is a 38.95 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Mount Druitt, Bidwill, Blackett, Dean Park, Dharruk, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Shalvey and parts of Colebee, Eastern Creek, Emerton and Lethbridge Park.

## History

Mount Druitt was originally created in 1971 and abolished prior to the 1981 election and replaced by St Marys. It was re-established prior to the 1991 election. It has always been represented by a member of the Labor party.

## Members for Mount Druitt

First incarnation (1971—1981) :

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Jim Southee | Labor | 1971–1973 |
| | Tony Johnson | Labor | 1973–1981 |
| Second incarnation (1991—present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Richard Amery | Labor | 1991–2015 |
| | Edmond Atalla | Labor | 2015–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Mount Druitt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edmond Atalla | 29,710 | 60.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 11,470 | 23.5 | −2.6 |
| | Greens | Asm Morshed | 4,173 | 8.6 | +1.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Andrew Dudas | 3,393 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,746 | 94.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,759 | 5.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,505 | 82.6 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edmond Atalla | 32,606 | 72.4 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan | 12,435 | 27.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
