Electoral district of Drummoyne

Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Stephanie Di Pasqua since the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Drummoyne New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1913–1920, 1927–present
MP	Stephanie Di Pasqua
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Drummoyne, New South Wales
Electors	58,939 (2023)
Area	25.49 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
Electorates around Drummoyne: Ryde Lane Cove Lane Cove Parramatta Drummoyne Balmain Strathfield Strathfield Summer Hill

Geography

On its current boundaries, Drummoyne includes the suburbs and localities of Abbotsford, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Cockatoo Island, Concord, Concord West, Drummoyne, Five Dock, Homebush (northern part), Liberty Grove, Mortlake, North Strathfield, Rhodes, Rodd Island, Spectacle Island, Rodd Point, Russell Lea and Wareemba.^[1]

History

Drummoyne was created in 1913. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Ryde, but recreated in 1927. For much of the early 1900s, it was a marginal seat. Between the 1960s and 2000s, Drummoyne was a Labor-leaning seat. Currently, the electoral district is represented by Liberal politician Stephanie Di Pasqua.

Notably, the electorate was the scene of future Liberal Prime Minister John Howard's first run for parliament, in 1968.

Members for Drummoyne

First incarnation (1913—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	George Richards [2]	Liberal Reform	1913–1915
	Alexander Graff [3]	Liberal Reform	1916–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920
		Independent	1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	John Lee [4]	United Australia	1927–1930
	David McLelland [5]	Labor	1930–1932
	John Lee [4]	United Australia	1932–1941
	Robert Greig [6]	Labor	1941–1947
	Robert Dewley [7]	Liberal	1947–1953
	Roy Jackson [8]	Labor	1953–1956
	Walter Lawrence [9]	Liberal	1956–1962
	Reg Coady [10]	Labor	1962–1973
	Michael Maher [11]	Labor	1973–1982
	John Murray [12]	Labor	1982–2003
	Angela D'Amore [13]	Labor	2003–2011
	John Sidoti [14]	Liberal	2011–2021
		Independent	2021–2023
	Stephanie Di Pasqua	Liberal	2023-present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Drummoyne

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Drummoyne.[edit]

2023 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephanie Di Pasqua	24,526	47.5	−10.0
	Labor	Julia Little	20,182	39.1	+12.5
	Greens	Charles Jago	5,149	10.0	+0.6
	Sustainable Australia	Patrick Conaghan	1,782	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			51,639	97.8	+0.1
Informal votes			1,177	2.2	−0.1
Turnout			52,816	89.6	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephanie Di Pasqua	25,308	51.3	−12.3
	Labor	Julia Little	24,023	48.7	+12.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.3

The incumbent member, John Sidoti, was sacked from the Liberal Party and sat as an independent, before being suspended from Parliament. Sidoti did not contest the seat and the Liberal candidate (Stephanie Di Pasqua) subsequently regained the seat.