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Sydney Morning Herald
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Everything you need to know about Grayndler, a tiny but mighty jewel in Labor's crown
When Albanese was first elected on his 33rd birthday in 1996, his main challenger was a candidate from the since-dissolved No Aircraft Noise Party. Now, Albanese's main challenger is considered to be Thomas, his running mate, who is a lawyer and activist. She moved to Australia in 2009 as an international student and rents in Newtown. The Greens candidate has been publicly critical of Albanese-led Labor's approach to climate and the environment, and their handling of the conflict in Gaza, which saw many protesters camp outside the prime minister's electorate office in Marrickville for months on end, forcing staff to abandon the site in mid-2024 over safety concerns. Thomas is second on Albanese's how-to-vote card, though she has put him third, behind two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker David Bradbury, who is running as an independent. Other candidates include Liberal's David Smallbone, Pauline Hanson's One Nation's Rodney Smith, and Trumpet of Patriots' Cheri Rae Burrell. What were the results for Grayndler in 2022? You can take a look at the interactive below, or search this interactive map for more information on electorates and candidates. To summarise, Albanese won Grayndler in 2022 with 53.63 per cent of votes, followed by Greens candidate Rachael Jacobs at 22.04 per cent. Loading What suburbs are in Grayndler? The Australian Electoral Commission's recent redrawing of boundaries has meant Grayndler has gone from being Australia's smallest electorate – it was previously 32 square kilometres – to the country's second-smallest electorate at 34 square kilometres. Covering most of Sydney's Inner West Council area, Grayndler includes Annandale, Ashfield, Enmore, Haberfield, Leichardt, Marrickville, parts of Newtown, Petersham, Rozelle, Stanmore, Summer Hill, and Tempe. The recent redistribution of boundaries means the Sydney electorate has gained the Balmain peninsula north of the City West Link at Grayndler's loss, though areas south of Marrickville Road has been added to the portfolio at Barton's loss. Grayndler also picked up territory that was formerly Watson's, including Ashbury, Croydon Park and Enfield. This has helped the Labor versus the Greens margin to increase to 17.3 per cent from 17.1 per cent. Is Albanese likely to retain Grayndler? To put a long story short, it's assumed he will, but Albanese is not immune to criticism from Grayndler residents and political rivals, including the Greens.
The Age
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Everything you need to know about Grayndler, a tiny but mighty jewel in Labor's crown
When Albanese was first elected on his 33rd birthday in 1996, his main challenger was a candidate from the since-dissolved No Aircraft Noise Party. Now, Albanese's main challenger is considered to be Thomas, his running mate, who is a lawyer and activist. She moved to Australia in 2009 as an international student and rents in Newtown. The Greens candidate has been publicly critical of Albanese-led Labor's approach to climate and the environment, and their handling of the conflict in Gaza, which saw many protesters camp outside the prime minister's electorate office in Marrickville for months on end, forcing staff to abandon the site in mid-2024 over safety concerns. Thomas is second on Albanese's how-to-vote card, though she has put him third, behind two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker David Bradbury, who is running as an independent. Other candidates include Liberal's David Smallbone, Pauline Hanson's One Nation's Rodney Smith, and Trumpet of Patriots' Cheri Rae Burrell. What were the results for Grayndler in 2022? You can take a look at the interactive below, or search this interactive map for more information on electorates and candidates. To summarise, Albanese won Grayndler in 2022 with 53.63 per cent of votes, followed by Greens candidate Rachael Jacobs at 22.04 per cent. Loading What suburbs are in Grayndler? The Australian Electoral Commission's recent redrawing of boundaries has meant Grayndler has gone from being Australia's smallest electorate – it was previously 32 square kilometres – to the country's second-smallest electorate at 34 square kilometres. Covering most of Sydney's Inner West Council area, Grayndler includes Annandale, Ashfield, Enmore, Haberfield, Leichardt, Marrickville, parts of Newtown, Petersham, Rozelle, Stanmore, Summer Hill, and Tempe. The recent redistribution of boundaries means the Sydney electorate has gained the Balmain peninsula north of the City West Link at Grayndler's loss, though areas south of Marrickville Road has been added to the portfolio at Barton's loss. Grayndler also picked up territory that was formerly Watson's, including Ashbury, Croydon Park and Enfield. This has helped the Labor versus the Greens margin to increase to 17.3 per cent from 17.1 per cent. Is Albanese likely to retain Grayndler? To put a long story short, it's assumed he will, but Albanese is not immune to criticism from Grayndler residents and political rivals, including the Greens.
