Auburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Lynda Voltz, after the 2019 election.
Geography On its current boundaries, Auburn includes the suburbs of Auburn, Berala, Birrong, Lidcombe, Potts Hill, Sefton, Rookwood, Wentworth Point and parts of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Chester Hill, Silverwater and Yagoona.
Members MemberPartyTerm Jack Lang 1927–1940 1940–1941 1941–1943 1943–1946 Chris Lang 1946–1950 Edgar Dring 1950–1955 Thomas Ryan 1956–1965 Peter Cox 1965–1988 Peter Nagle 1988–2001 Barbara Perry 2001–2015 Luke Foley 2015–2019 Lynda Voltz 2019–present
History Auburn was created in 1927. It has been held by the Labor Party for its entire existence, and for most of that time has been one of Labor's safest seats in New South Wales. It is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney.
Auburn was once represented by former Premier, Jack Lang, and later by his son, Chris Lang. The seat was once vacant for four months; between December, 1955 and March, 1956; as a result of the death of Edgar Dring. A by-election was not held, given the relatively short amount of time left until the 1956 New South Wales state election.
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