Created in 1984, Greenway has mostly been a safe Labor seat, held briefly by a Howard-lead Liberal Party following the 2001 and 2004 elections.
The seat is named after Francis Greenway, an ex-convict sent to Australia for forgery who became a prominent architect in colonial Sydney.
GEOGRAPHY
Source: ABS
Located in the heart of Sydney's western suburbs, the electorate includes the council areas of Blacktown, Parramatta and Holroyd. Key suburbs include Blacktown, Pendle Hill, Seven Hills, Riverstone, Toongabbie, Lalor Park and The Ponds.
The seat has seen two major redistributions in 2006 and 2009 which has contributed to the slim margins at present. The shift in 2006 saw main Labor voting suburbs such as Blacktown and Seven Hills lost while 2009 changes cut key Liberal-voting areas around the Hawkesbury area, such as Richmond and Windsor, while Seven Hills was re-added.
As a result, the seat was won by Labor on a 5% margin at the 2007 election before slipping to less than 1% at the 2010 election.
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Currently, Greenway is held by regulation lawyer and Labor MP Michelle Rowland, pictured right, who won in 2010 on a slim margin of 0.88% or by just 1400 votes.
The Liberal Party is running Blacktown-based migration lawyer Jaymes Diaz, pictured left, after a tough preselection battle against high profile nominees such as Angry Anderson and Hills councillor Yvonne Keane.
It's the second time Ms Rowland and Mr Diaz have faced each other. In 2010 Ms Rowland secured votes in the working class suburbs of Blacktown such as Lalor Park and Seven Hills, while Mr Diaz won booths in the more affluent areas of Quakers Hill, Acacia Gardens and Glenwood.
Key issues are likely to include the National Broadband Network and cost of living pressures.
Other candidates:
Katter's Australian Party is running Anthony Belcastro.
The Christian Democratic Party is running Allan Green.
PEOPLE
People: 154,738
Median age: 33
Families: 42,178
Average children per family: 1.9
Median weekly household income: $1,593
The electorate covers a democraphically split population covering working class suburbs such as Blacktown and Toongabbie as well as high-income suburbs such as Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge and The Ponds.
Most Greenway residents were born in Australia (58%) but a large section of the communtiy was born in India (8%).
IN DEPTH: BLACKTOWN V AUSTRALIAN AVERAGE
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