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Grayndler and its history.

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Grayndler Electorate Profile.

Grayndler is located in the metropolitan inner west of Sydney.

Australia's smallest electorate at just 32 sq.km, Grayndler covers most of Sydney's newly formed Inner West Council. It includes the suburbs of Balmain, Birchgrove, Rozelle, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle, Petersham Stanmore, Enmore, Haberfield, Summer Hill and parts of Newtown, Ashfield, Dulwich Hill and Marrickville.

First Proclaimed: 1949

Area: 32 sq km (approx.)

Electors enrolled: approx. 102,000 (2016)

Industries: Manufacturing, engineering works, retail and service industries

Who is Edward Grayndler?

This electorate was named after Edward Grayndler (1867-1943), a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1921-1934 and 1936-1943). He was also General Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union from 1912 to 1941. Grayndler was a foundation member of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia in 1886 and in 1895 was appointed shearer's union organiser for the Australian Workers' Union. He was an industrial advocate and was a member of the Bruce-Page government's Industrial Delegation to the United States of America in 1927.

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Electorate Office

334a Marrickville Rd
Marrickville NSW 2204

Phone: 02 9564 3588

Parliament House Office

Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: 02 6277 7700

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Electorate Office

334a Marrickville Rd
Marrickville NSW 2204

Phone: 02 9564 3588

Parliament House Office

Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: 02 6277 7700

Phone: (02) 9564 3588
Fax: (02) 9564 1734
Email: A.Albanese.MP@aph.gov.au

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which our offices stand and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Authorised by Anthony Albanese. 334a Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204.