The Division of Grayndler is an Australian electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales. It is currently represented by Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Australian Labor Party Anthony Albanese.

Grayndler covers most of Sydney's Inner West Council. The electorate includes the suburbs of Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Petersham, Lewisham, Enmore, Haberfield, Summer Hill and parts of Newtown, Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, and Tempe.

The current MP has been Anthony Albanese since 1996, who has served as Prime Minister of Australia since 2022 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party since 2019.

History

The division was created in 1949 and is named for Ted 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. The division was originally a solidly working-class area, although migration and gentrification have since radically changed its demography. who still holds it today.

In the 2025 election, Grayndler was one of only 11 electorates whose result was decided by first preference votes.

Geography

At , it is Australia's second-smallest electorate, located in the inner-southern Sydney metropolitan area, including parts of the inner-west. The electorate includes the suburbs of Ashfield, Ashbury, Burwood Heights, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Enfield, Enmore, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham, Summer Hill and Sydenham; as well as parts of Annandale, Camperdown, Canterbury, Croydon, Lilyfield, Newtown, St Peters, Stanmore and Tempe.

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

Members

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| Fred Daly<br />

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| nowrap | 10 December 1949 –<br/>11 November 1975

| Previously held the Division of Martin. Served as minister under Whitlam. Retired

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| Tony Whitlam<br />

| nowrap | 13 December 1975 –<br/>10 December 1977

| Lost preselection. Failed to win the Division of St George

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| Frank Stewart<br />

| nowrap | 10 December 1977 –<br/>16 April 1979

| Previously held the Division of Lang. Died in office

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| Leo McLeay<br />

| nowrap | 23 June 1979 –<br/>13 March 1993

| Served as Speaker during the Hawke and Keating Governments. Transferred to the Division of Watson

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| Jeannette McHugh<br />

| nowrap | 13 March 1993 –<br/>29 January 1996

| Previously held the Division of Phillip. Served as minister under Keating. Retired

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| Anthony Albanese<br />

| nowrap | 2 March 1996 –<br/>present

| Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Served as Deputy Prime Minister under Rudd. Served as Opposition Leader from 2019 to 2022. Incumbent. Currently the Prime Minister of Australia

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Election results

References

  • Division of Grayndler – Australian Electoral Commission