Created in 1922, Reid is named after the former prime minister (1904 to 1905), NSW premier (1894-1899) and high comissioner, Sir George Reid.
The seat covers an eclectic mix of wealthy, multicultural and young, gentrified areas.
This mix is the result of a major 2009 redistribution which effectively carved out entirely new boundaries for the seat. Initially, the old 1922 division of Reid was to be abolished completely, but the name was kept and now describes a division made up mostly from the old seat of Lowe and a small section of the old seat of Reid.
GEOGRAPHY
Source: ABS
Reid sits in Sydney's inner west covering a mix of inner and outer city suburbs spanning along the southern edge of Parramtta River, from Drummoyne in the east to Auburn in the west.
As a result it covers wealthy harbourside suburbs, ethnically-diverse hubs as well as Greens-friendly, inner-city pockets.
Major suburbs include Drummoyne, Burwood, Strathfield, Homebush, Five Dock, Auburn and Granville.
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Sitting Labor MP John Murphy is running for re-election. The Liberal Party is running Craig Laundy.
John Murphy held the seat of Lowe between 1998-2010 before it was abolished, he then won Reid at the 2010 Federal Election. He began his career in law, before moving to the public service. Mr Murphy served as a councillor on Drummoyne Council between 1995 and 1998. He is a vocal opponent of gay marriage.
Craig Laundy comes from a business background, having studied economics. His family owns a series of Sydney pubs. Main policies includeinvestment in local roads and hospitals and reducing cost of living pressures.
The Greens are running Pauline Tyrrell. Katter's Australian Party is running Bishruel Izadeen. The Palmer United Party is running Nadeem Ashraf. The DLP are running Emily Dunn.
People: 166,481
Median age: 34
Families: 42,933
Average children per family: 1.8
Median weekly household income: $1,493
Reid covers a distinct mix of cultural and socio-economic divides, which is reflected in its marginal status.
In the wealthier, habourside suburb of Drummoyne, close to 65 per cent of residents were born in Australia, followed by England (5%) and Italy (2.6%). Only 37 per cent of residents have both parents born overseas, with 72% of residents speaking English at home, followed by Italian (4.3%) and Greek (3.8%).
By contrast, in the electorate's western suburb of Granville, only 37 per cent of voters were born in Australia, followed by India (9%), China (7%) and Lebanon (7%). Some 71 per cent of residents have parents who were both born overseas and only 25 per cent speak English at home. Almost 20 per cent of Granville's residents speak Arabic.
Over 10 per cent of the Reid electorate identifies as Muslim, based on 2011 figures.
IN DEPTH: GRANVILLE V DRUMMOYNE
