Electoral district of Canterbury

Canterbury New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1920, 1927–present
MP	Sophie Cotsis
Party	Labor
Namesake	Canterbury, New South Wales
Electors	57,164 (2019)
Area	18 km^2 (6.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan
Electorates around Canterbury: Bankstown Strathfield Summer Hill Bankstown Canterbury Heffron Oatley Kogarah Rockdale

Canterbury is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.

Canterbury is in Southern Sydney.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Canterbury[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sophie Cotsis	28,892	59.8	+6.2
	Liberal	Nemr Boumansour	8,341	17.3	−12.5
	Greens	Bradley Schott	4,354	9.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Vanessa Hadchiti	3,941	8.2	+8.2
	Sustainable Australia	Joe Sinacori	1,379	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice	Kacey King	1,376	2.8	+2.6
Total formal votes			48,283	95.3	−0.1
Informal votes			2,386	4.7	+0.1
Turnout			50,669	86.5	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sophie Cotsis	32,829	75.8	+10.5
	Liberal	Nemr Boumansour	10,494	24.2	−10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.5

References

1. LA First Preference: Canterbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Canterbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.