Grayndler Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Grayndler in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
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Created | 1949 |
MP | Anthony Albanese |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Edward Grayndler |
Electors | 105,605 (2016) |
Area | 32 km2 (12.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Grayndler is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Edward Grayndler (1867–1943), a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1921 to 1934 and 1936 to 1943, and General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 1912 to 1941.
At 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi), it is Australia's smallest electorate, located in the inner-southern Sydney metropolitan area, including parts of the inner-west. The electorate includes the suburbs of Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Dobroyd Point, Enmore, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Lilyfield, Petersham, Rodd Island, Rozelle, and Sydenham; as well as parts of Annandale, Ashfield, Camperdown, Canterbury, Cockatoo Island, Drummoyne, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Macdonaldtown, Marrickville, Newtown, Spectacle Island, St Peters, Stanmore and Summer Hill.