Prospect is an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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. An urban electorate in
Western Sydney
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, it is centred on the suburb of
Prospect from which it takes its name.
Prospect is represented by
Hugh McDermott of the
Labor Party.
History
Prospect was created as a result of the 2013 redistribution and largely replaced the abolished electorate of
Smithfield.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Prospect includes the suburbs of
Arndell Park,
Bossley Park,
Bungarribee,
Girraween,
Huntingwood,
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy ( /pɛməlwɔɪ/ ''PEM-əl-woy''; 1750 – 2 June 1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug, an Aboriginal Australian people from New South Wales. One of the most famous Aboriginal resistance fighters in the colonial era, he is n ...
,
Prairiewood,
Prospect,
Wetherill Park, as well as parts of
Blacktown
Blacktown is a suburb in New South Wales, Australia, west of the Sydney central business district. It is one of the most multicultural places within Sydney, Greater Sydney.
History
Before the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the area of ...
,
Eastern Creek,
Greystanes,
Pendle Hill,
South Wentworthville and
Smithfield.
Members for Prospect
Election results
References
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