Government
The local government areas with responsibility for the Inner west are Canada Bay, Strathfield, Burwood, Ashfield and parts of Canterbury, Marrickville, Leichhardt and City of Sydney. In the federal parliament, the area is represented by the electorates of Grayndler, Reid (which also extends west into Auburn Council), Sydney (which also encompases Sydney's Central Business District) and Watson (which also encompases a substantial section of the Canterbury-Bankstown area). These four seats are currently held by the Australian Labor Party. In the state parliament, the region is represented by the electoral districts of Balmain, Canterbury, Drummoyne, Marrickville and Strathfield. At the 2011 state election, these seats were divided amongst the three main parties with Drummoyne and Strathfield being won by the Liberal Party, Canterbury and Marrickville held by the Labor party, and Balmain going to the Greens Party.
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