NSW Election 2019: Here are your south west Sydney candidates

While East Hills will be among the most watched seats in the NSW Election 2019, the other south western electorates of Bankstown, Canterbury and Lakemba have plenty of interest.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian, East Hills Liberal candidate Wendy Lindsay, Services Minister Victor Dominello and outgoing East Hills MP Glenn Brookes at Revesby. Picture: Lawrence Machado

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WHILE East Hills will be among the most watched seats in the NSW Election 2019, the other south western electorates of Bankstown, Canterbury and Lakemba have plenty of interest.

The candidates for the four local seats have been announced by the NSW Electoral Commission for the state elections on Saturday, March 23.

East Hills is regarded as the most marginal electorate, with major parties announcing major plans to woo voters.

The seated Liberal MP, Glenn Brookes is not recontesting East Hills, which he has held by a very narrow margin in 2011 and 2015.

Cameron Murphy is contesting for the third time for the East Hills seat, while Wendy Lindsay steps up for the first time for the Liberals.

Labor’s East Hills’ candidate Cameron Murphy. Picture: Robert Pozo

Liberals’ East Hills’ candidate Wendy Lindsay.

Lisa Maddock, the Keep Sydney Open Party candidate for East Hills.

Rev Owen Butt is CDP’s candidate for East Hills.

Other candidates for this pivotal seat are: Keep Sydney Open’s Lisa Maddock, Suzan Virago (The Greens), Owen Butt (Christian Democratic Party — Fred Nile Group), Heather Barnes (Animal Justice Party); and Chris Brogan (Independent).

The complete list of candidates for the four local seats:

Bankstown MP Tania Mihailuk. Picture: Joel Carrett

Canterbury MP Sophie Cotsis. Picture: Angelo Velardo

BANKSTOWN

Saud Abu-Samen (independent); George Zakhia (Liberal); Tania Mihailuk (sitting member, Labor); James Rooney (The Greens)

James Rooney the Greens candidate for Bankstown. Picture: Robert Pozo

CANTERBURY

Craig Harrison (Liberal); Linda Eisler (The Greens); Fatima Figueira (Christian Democratic Party-Fred Nile Group); Sophie Cotsis (sitting member, Labor)

EAST HILLS

Lisa Maddock (Keep Sydney Open); Suzan Virago (The Greens); Owen Butt (CDP ‒ Fred Nile Group); Wendy Lindsay (Liberal); Heather Barnes (Animal Justice Party); Cameron Murphy (Labor); Chris Brogan (independent).

Lakemba MP Jihad Dib. Picture: AAP

LAKEMBA

Jihad Dib (sitting member, Labor); Omar Najjar (Keep Sydney Open); Emmet de Bhaldraithe (The Greens); Karl Schubert (CDP ‒ Fred Nile Party); Rashid Bhuiyan (Liberal); Dorlene Abou Haidar (Animal Justice Party).

■ Voting is compulsory in NSW and Australia and residents in Bankstown, Canterbury, East Hills and Lakemba can also send in postal votes or do the pre-polling which is now open.