Parramatta loses Merrylands and Holroyd, but gains Girraween and Ermington under boundary changes proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to the Federal electorate.
The AEC has today released its proposed redistribution, which would see the M4 Motorway serve as a strong boundary to the south of the Parramatta electorate.
The current Parramatta electorate shares a boundary with the Division of Bennelong, which is proposed to undergo significant change due to the proposed abolition of the North Sydney electorate.
The Redistribution Committee proposes the Bennelong electorate transfer 23,134 projected voters from the areas of Dundas and Ermington, and the portion of Melrose Park west to the Parramatta electorate.
Parts of the localities of Beecroft south of the M2 Motorway, as well as the portions of Eastwood and Epping west of Midson Road are also proposed to shift to Parramatta.
Minor adjustments to the Greenway electorate would see Parramatta gain the portion of the Cumberland Council currently located within Greenway, along with the portion of Seven Hills located to the south of Abbott Road and east of the T1 Western train line.
Parramatta is also proposed to gain 1,779 projected voters from Berowra in the portion of Carlingford located to the south of the M2 Motorway.
The Redistribution Committee said these changes will produce a proposed Division of Parramatta that more closely aligns with City of Parramatta Council.
Labor’s Dr Andrew Charlton is the current Federal Member for Parramatta.
“I welcome all new electors to the federal electorate of Parramatta and I’m absolutely committed to representing Parramatta at the next election,” Charlton told Parra News.
“It is the honour of a lifetime to serve as the Federal Member for Parramatta.
“With your support, I look forward to continue working for our local community.”
The seat of Blaxland is proposed to gain 27,078 projected electors from Parramatta, including the localities of Guildford, Holroyd, Merrylands and South Granville.
Parts of Clyde, Granville and South Wentworthville located to the south of the M4 Motorway are also planned join Blaxland.
The Chair of the Committee and Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers, said the NSW redistribution was required to enable a decrease from 47 to 46 electoral divisions.
“Under the proposal some significant changes would occur, with the boundaries of New South Wales divisions being amended to accommodate the decrease,” Rogers said.
“Forty-five of the existing 47 division names would be retained.”
“The Division of North Sydney would be abolished and the basis for naming the Division of Cook would be expanded to acknowledge former Prime Minister Joseph Cook.”
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.