Newtown electorate office
| Address | Ms Jenny Leong, MP, 383 King Street NEWTOWN NSW 2042 |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9517 2800 |
| Fax | (02) 9517 2200 |
| newtown@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Substitute Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Community Services | Tue 21 April 2026 | Human Rights Bill 2025 |
| Deputy Chair, Modern Slavery Committee | Thu 03 August 2023 | |
| Member, Public Accounts Committee | Thu 22 June 2023 | |
| Member, Modern Slavery Committee | Thu 22 June 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Sat 28 March 2015 | |
| Member for Newtown | Sat 28 March 2015 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Legislative Assembly Select Committee on the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024, Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024 | Thu 16 May 2024 | Tue 17 September 2024 | 4 months 2 days | |
| Chair, Legislative Assembly Select Committee on the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024, Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024 | Thu 16 May 2024 | Tue 17 September 2024 | 4 months 2 days | |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Select Committee on the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness) Bill 2023, Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness) Bill 2023 | Tue 23 May 2023 | Fri 09 June 2023 | 18 days | Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness) Bill 2023 |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020, Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 | Thu 18 June 2020 | Wed 31 March 2021 | 9 months 14 days | Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Community Services | Tue 18 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 14 days | |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety | Thu 28 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 2 days |
About the Newtown electorate
Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.
Localities: Alexandria, Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlington, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Erskineville, Eveleigh, Haymarket, Lewisham, Marrickville, Newtown, Petersham, Redfern, Stanmore, Sydney University, Waterloo.
Postcodes 2000, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2042, 2043, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2203, 2204
Area: 10.8208 square kilometres
Enrolment: 58,549
For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Newtown
Biography
Community activity
President, Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association 2006 to 2007.
Postgraduate Fellow, University of Sydney Senate 2007 to 2008.
Member, Australian Human Rights Steering Committee 2009 to 2010.
Member, Human Rights Law Centre Advisory Committee 2010 to 2013.
Postgraduate Fellow, University of Sydney Senate 2007 to 2008.
Member, Australian Human Rights Steering Committee 2009 to 2010.
Member, Human Rights Law Centre Advisory Committee 2010 to 2013.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA Hons), University of Sydney, 2000.
Manager, Community Arts and Cultural Development, Australia Council for the Arts.
2013 Federal Election Campaign Manager, NSW Greens.
Global Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International - International Secretariat (London, Hong Kong).
Crisis Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia.
Manager, Community Arts and Cultural Development, Australia Council for the Arts.
2013 Federal Election Campaign Manager, NSW Greens.
Global Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International - International Secretariat (London, Hong Kong).
Crisis Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia.
Additional information
Inaugural Speech, 5 May 2015: