As a lifelong resident of Western Sydney, Edmond has been a strong voice advocating for the services the community rightly deserves.

Edmond is a qualified Civil engineer with more than 40 years’ experience and understands firsthand the importance of providing services and sound infrastructure to local communities.

Edmond strongly believes that good public infrastructure and local services has two key functions – it improves people’s daily lives, and it enables neighbourhoods to operate efficiently and effectively.

Edmond was elected to Parliament as the Member for Mount Druitt on 28th March 2015.

Prior to being a Member of Parliament, Edmond was an elected Councillor at Blacktown City Council from 2004 – 2016. During his time on Council, Edmond held the position of Deputy Mayor in 2006/2007. Edmond also held various other positions on Council such as a delegate on the Floodplain Management Authorities of NSW, Chairperson of Council’s Planning and Development Committee, Chairperson of Council’s Historical Committee and Vice President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC).

As the Member for Mount Druitt, Edmond has worked hard to represent his community and has been able to contribute to the delivery of some much-needed projects, such as a Dialysis centre at Mt Druitt Hospital, an MRI machine at Mt Druitt Hospital, expansion of services such as elective surgery at Mt Druitt Hospital, upgrade of Rooty Hill Railway Station, construction of a New Police Station and a new Fire & Rescue Station. Edmond also lobbied and was successful in achieving the improvement of a dangerous traffic intersection at Plumpton.

Edmond has served on the NSW Parliamentary Law & Safety Committee since 2015 and has participated in many public enquiries.

Edmond, together with the community have campaigned for the dismissal of a proposed toxic “energy from waste” facility planned in a local residential area, which resulted in legislation adopted by Parliament in prohibiting incinerators from the Sydney basin. 

Edmond has also been a strong advocate lobbying for the upgrade of Francis Road to a 4-lane road to service the emergency services and the community who are grid-locked on this road during peak hours.

Since his election in 2015, Edmond has made over 60,000 representations on behalf of his constituents: with many successful resolutions. Edmond has spoken many times in the Chamber, highlighting the needs of his community.

In May 2023, the NSW Premier appointed Edmond to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Police & Counter-terrorism. 

Edmond strongly believes that “people come first”, and this is the driving force in all his decisions. Edmond will always strive to make a real and improved difference to the lives of everyday people.