liberal member for blacktown

Blacktown Showground is set for an upgrade after being allocated $521,000 under the NSW Government’s COVID-19 stimulus program. Blacktown was won at the 2011 election by former Unions NSW leader John Robertson. Blacktown Electorate Office. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. We have created a browser extension. Share your thoughts with us and follow what we're doing in this great city! Since then, Labor's hold on the seat has only been seriously threatened once, when Labor suffered a swing of 18.7 percent amid its massive defeat in 2011. Robertson led the 2008 campaign against the Iemma government's proposal to privatise the electricity system. A: Mr Stephen Bali, MP Shop 3063 Westpoint Shopping Centre Flushcombe Road BLACKTOWN NSW 2148: Postal: Mr Stephen Bali MP PO Box 8232 BLACKTOWN NSW 2148: P (02) 9671 5222: F (02) 9671 5266: E: blacktown … Dennis was born in Bondi, and was educated at Blacktown Public School. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for the typically safe Labor seat, but resigned to sit as an independent in 1962. Dennis moved to Hervey Bay in Queensland in 1970, where he operated a business manufacturing masonry products. He operated a dairy farm near Richmond, while also working as a farming contractor. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. He subsequently rejoined the Liberal Party, contesting a 1965 by-election for the rural seat of Oxley, but was defeated by Country Party candidate Bruce Cowan. Electoral results for the district of Blacktown, Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Blacktown, districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, former electoral districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electoral_district_of_Blacktown&oldid=984306292, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Australian Electorate articles using near parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 11:49. Liberal Alfred Dennis won the seat in the 1959 election, but held it for only one term before Labor regained it. He was chairman of the Windsor District Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, and a member of the New South Wales executive of the Primary Producers' Union. Liberal Party member ; Phone (02) 9230 2300 Fax (02) 9230 3077 john.ajaka@parliament.nsw.gov.au. Blacktown is known as a largely working-class area, and as such, the electorate has tended to strongly support the Labor Party, which has held the seat for all but three years since its inception. Blacktown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Dennis was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the Labor-held seat of Blacktown at the 1959 state election. He lists initiating the process which led to the construction of the Blacktown Leisure Centre as one of his major achievements on council. Blacktown, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1941. "Elections for the District of Blacktown". Contact Details. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! Blacktown is a 33.03 km² urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Blacktown, Doonside, Kings Park, Marayong, Woodcroft and parts of Bungarribee, Lalor Park, Quakers Hill and Seven Hills.[1]. Member for Blacktown ; Australian Labor Party member ; In his capacity as Member for Blacktown: Phone (02) 9671 5222 Fax (02) 9671 5266 blacktown@parliament.nsw.gov.au . My regular newsletter covers local issues, opportunities, and key events – and my vision to make NSW an even better place to live, work and raise a family. 2007 New South Wales state election: Blacktown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Paul Gibson: 25,698 61.7 -1.6 Liberal: Mark Spencer 8,649 20.8 +1.2 Christian Democrats: Bernie Gesling 2,965 7.1 +2.1 Greens: John Forrester 2,008 4.8 +0.7 AAFI: Donald McNaught 1,262 3.0 +1.3 Independent: F Ivor 678 1.6 +1.6 Unity: Bill Jiang 419 1.0 +0.2 Total formal votes 41,679 That's it. Liberal Alfred Dennis won the seat in the 1959 election, but held it for only one term before Labor regained it. Blacktown is known as a largely working-class area, and as such, the electorate has tended to strongly support the Labor Party, which has held the seat for all but three years since its inception. Blacktown Liberals, NSW. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Blacktown had been a safe Labor seat, but an electoral redistribution had made it marginal, and the sitting member, John Freeman had chosen to retire. To install click the Add extension button. We are committed to delivering the best service to the city of Blacktown. Dennis went on to win the seat against Labor candidate Jim Southee despite Labor's statewide victory. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. The current member is Labor's Stephen Bali, who replaced former Labor leader John Robertson at a by-election in October 2017. Member for Blacktown Member of the Australian Labor Party. Ever since he got endorsed as a Liberal Candidate for the seat of Blacktown, he put his campaign on full throttle, has not wasted a day and is out and about. To ensure the speediest handling of messages, please select the correct address. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for the typically safe Labor seat, but resigned to sit as an independent in 1962. RIP [3]. [1][2], He died in December 2019 at the age of 95 without ever using his iPod Nano 16GB. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. The name Raman Bhalla, a rising Liberal star is in the air and here to stay to make a difference in the “taken for granted” for long and neglected Blacktown constituency. He was an alderman of the Windsor Council from 1956 until his election to parliament in 1959. It is the only time since the 1950s that Labor has not won an outright majority of the primary vote in the seat. 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A further redistribution before the 1962 election erased Dennis' majority and made Blacktown notionally a marginal Labor seat. It was briefly marginal during the late 1950s, when long-serving member John Freeman was forced into retirement after trying and failing to find a safer seat. 254 likes. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. Name * First Last. Green is a former high school teacher and now a small business owner. Member for [...] Stay In Touch. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. Dennis subsequently resigned from the Liberal Party and contested The Hills as an independent, losing to Ruddock, while the defeated candidate from 1962, Southee, went on to win Blacktown on a large swing. Alfred Hugh Dennis (31 July 1924 – 15 December 2019) was an Australian politician. Dennis was born in Bondi, and was educated at Blacktown Public School. Nonetheless, Dennis concluded this made Blacktown unwinnable and attempted to win Liberal preselection for the safe Liberal seat of The Hills, losing to Max Ruddock. This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 00:28. Green has lived in the Blacktown area for more than 40 years and has served as a Blacktown City Councillor for two decades. Blacktown became a notional Labor seat in the redistribution. Former members for Blacktown include John Aquilina, Pam Allen and Paul Gibson, all of whom also represented other seats in state parliament. He served with the Second Australian Imperial Force in the South Pacific during World War II, and trained at Yanco Experimental Farm after repatriation. Add your details here to be on our mailing list. It was briefly marginal during the late 1950s, when long-serving member John Freeman was forced into retirement after trying and failing to find a safer seat.