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The Division of Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Gregory Blaxland, an early explorer of the Blue Mountains area. It is based in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the working-class suburbs of Bankstown, Punchbowl, Villawood and Yagoona. It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its creation. Its most notable member has been Paul Keating, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1991-96. Keating's successor, Michael Hatton, lost preselection for this seat to Jason Clare, who was a staffer for former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr.1
The Blaxland division is named after Gregory Blaxland, a farmer and an early Australian explorer of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.2
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Blaxland |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Jason Clare |
47,495 |
61.32 |
+5.09 |
|
Liberal |
Mark Majewski |
18,665 |
24.10 |
-5.34 |
|
Greens |
John Ky |
5,004 |
6.46 |
+1.14 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Chris McLachlan |
1,850 |
2.39 |
-0.14 |
|
Independent |
Harry Stavrinos |
1,535 |
1.98 |
+1.98 |
|
One Nation |
Bob Vinnicombe |
1,202 |
1.55 |
-1.86 |
|
Family First |
Gabrielle Kent |
1,183 |
1.53 |
+1.53 |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Raul Bassi |
522 |
0.67 |
+0.17 |
| Total formal votes |
77,456 |
90.51 |
+0.78 |
| Informal votes |
8,126 |
9.49 |
-0.78 |
| Turnout |
85,582 |
93.26 |
+0.12 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Jason Clare |
52,953 |
68.37 |
+3.14 |
|
Liberal |
Mark Majewski |
24,503 |
31.63 |
-3.14 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+3.14 |
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