Division of Greenway
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The Division of Greenway is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Francis Greenway, an ex-convict who became a prominent architect in colonial Sydney. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Sydney and takes in Stanhope Gardens, Windsor, Riverstone and Bilpin.
For most of its history, Greenway was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. However, demographic changes in the areas north of Blacktown resulted in a shift away from Labor at the 2001 election. At the 2004 election this trend continued and the seat was won by the Liberal Party following the retirement of the sitting MP and an extensive Liberal campaign. Louise Markus, a conservative social worker, defeated Ed Husic, a former political advisor, to take the seat by a small margin of 0.6%. On September 13, 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the seat will be redistributed. The Hawkesbury area towns will move to Greenway from the Division of Macquarie, and losing areas such as Kings Langley, Lalor Park and Seven Hills making Greenway a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Gorman | Labor | 1984-1996 |
| Frank Mossfield | Labor | 1996-2004 |
| Louise Markus | Liberal | 2004- |
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