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title: "Sydney: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Sydney: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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# Sydney

In New South Wales.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alex_Greenwich_outside_APH_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Alex Greenwich** Independent, Sydney ](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-greenwich)

About

## About Sydney

Sydney is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Inner Sydney, and includes the Sydney CBD. Independent Alex Greenwich holds the seat and has represented it since the 2012 Sydney by-election.

Held since

2012 Sydney by-election

Previous member

Clover Moore, who resigned as Lord Mayor of Sydney's state seat holder

Recreated

2007 election, replacing the abolished district of Bligh

Chamber

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FSydney), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Sydney whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Sydney yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Sydney are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other districts in New South Wales

- [Albury](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/albury)
- [Auburn](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/auburn)
- [Badgerys Creek](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/badgerys-creek)
- [Ballina](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/ballina)
- [Balmain](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/balmain)
- [Bankstown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bankstown)
- [Barwon](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/barwon)
- [Bathurst](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bathurst)
- [Bega](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bega)
- [Blacktown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/blacktown)
- [Blue Mountains](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/blue-mountains)
- [Cabramatta](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cabramatta)
- [Camden](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/camden)
- [Campbelltown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/campbelltown)
- [Canterbury](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/canterbury)
- [Castle Hill](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/castle-hill)
- [Cessnock](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cessnock)
- [Charlestown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/charlestown)
- [Clarence](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/clarence)
- [Coffs Harbour](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/coffs-harbour)
- [Coogee](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/coogee)
- [Cootamundra](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cootamundra)
- [Cronulla](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cronulla)
- [Davidson](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/davidson)

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