Division of Shortland

Shortland Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Shortland in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Pat Conroy
Party	Labor
Namesake	John Shortland
Electors	114,194 (2019)
Area	265 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

The Division of Shortland is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

History[]

John Shortland, the division's namesake

The division is named after Lt John Shortland, an early explorer of the Hunter Region, and was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election.

The division closely follows the west coast of the Tasman Sea, on average extending only 5 or 10 kilometres (3.1 or 6.2 mi) inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie. Shortland covers an area from Highfields, Cardiff and Boolaroo in the north to Budgewoi and San Remo in the south.

The current Member for Shortland, since the 2016 federal election, is Pat Conroy, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

The seat has been held by Labor since its creation; like most seats in the Hunter Region, it has usually been reasonably safe for that party. The Hunter is one of the few non-metropolitan regions where Labor usually does well.

Members[]

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Charles Griffiths (1903–1982)	Labor	10 December 1949 – 2 November 1972	Retired
		Peter Morris (1932–)	Labor	2 December 1972 – 31 August 1998	Served as minister under Hawke. Retired
		Jill Hall (1949–)	Labor	3 October 1998 – 9 May 2016	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Swansea. Retired
		Pat Conroy (1979–)	Labor	2 July 2016 – present	Previously held the Division of Charlton. Incumbent

Election results[]

References[]

External links[]

• Division of Shortland - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 33°06′43″S 151°37′01″E / 33.112°S 151.617°E / -33.112; 151.617