Both Labor MPs in Campbelltown won four more years and increased their majorities at Saturday’s NSW election.
But Anoulack Chanthivong (Macquarie Fields) and Greg Warren delivered different messages after their impressive victories.
Speaking to his supporters on Saturday night, Mr Warren declared that Labor would never again take Campbelltown for granted.
He was alluding to the party’s heavy defeat in the 2011 election when they lost Campbelltown to the Liberal Party’s Bryan Doyle.
“Labor will never take you for granted, I will never take you for granted, and I will never take Campbelltown for granted, nor our great party,’’ Mr Warren told the party faithful at Campbelltown Golf Club.
Anoulack Chanthivong focused on the people of Macquarie Fields when interviewed by the South West Voice in Macarthur on Saturday night.
“Our community want their voices to be heard, and me to fight for them on issues of overdevelopment, congestion and better frontline services,’’ Mr Chanthivong said.
“They deserve it; they are honest, hard working people and I am humbled to represent them for the next four years.
“I feel privileged to be able to represent the community I love,’’ he said.
“I want to help create a bright future here for all of us, everyone who lives in Macquarie Fields, regardless of whether they voted for me or not – I am going to be their representative and their advocate on issues that matter to them.
“It all starts tomorrow morning – as soon as I get a bit of sleep – the fight for our community’s fair share starts tomorrow.’’
Across the region, there was not one change in all six local lower house seats.
In Camden, the Liberal Party retained the seat, although their successful candidate, Peter Sidgreaves won’t enjoy the same buffer as his predecessor, Chris Patterson.
The two Liverpool seats maintained the status quo, with the Liberal Party winning Holsworthy and Labor on top in Liverpool, although both with reduced majorities.
In Wollondilly, Judy Hannan was the best performed independent across our region, picking up more than 20 percent of the primary vote, but it was not enough to stop the Liberal Party’s Nat Smith from retaining the seat for the Berejiklian Government.
In the NSW upper house, the Legislative Council, a familiar face in Macarthur and former federal member of Werriwa, Mark Latham, was elected under the banner of PHON – Pauline Hanson One Nation party.
