Lakemba is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, located in the South-Western suburbs of Sydney. It has been held by the Labor Party since its creation in 1927. It was represented by

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, who was

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from 3 August 2005 until his resignation on 5 September 2008. It has been held by

Jihad Dib Jihad Dib (born 1973) is an Australian politician who was elected at the 2015 New South Wales state election to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Lakemba representing the Labor Party. He was the only Muslim MP to represent the Lakemb ...

since the 2015 election. Lakemba includes the suburbs of Chullora,

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, Lakemba, Mount Lewis, Punchbowl,

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and parts of

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, Belmore,

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, Narwee, Riverwood and

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. As a result of a redistribution in 2021, Lakemba will be abolished at the 2023 election; its territory split between

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and Oatley.

Members for Lakemba

Election results

References

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