Electoral district of Port Stephens
Port Stephens New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | New South Wales |
Created | 1988 |
MP | Kate Washington |
Party | Labor Party |
Namesake | Port Stephens |
Electors | 56,476 (2019) |
Area | 1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°ECoordinates: 32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°E |
Port Stephens is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kate Washington of the Labor Party.
Port Stephens includes most of the Port Stephens LGA (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and parts of southern Mid-Coast Council (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[1]
History[]
Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Members for Port Stephens[]
Member | Party | Term | |
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Bob Martin [2] | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
John Bartlett [3] | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
Craig Baumann [4] | Liberal | 2007–2014 | |
Independent | 2014–2015 | ||
Kate Washington [5] | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kate Washington | 23,896 | 48.14 | +1.02 | |
Liberal | Jaimie Abbott | 19,818 | 39.92 | −1.03 | |
Greens | Maureen Magee | 1,885 | 3.80 | −2.86 | |
Independent | Bill Doran | 1,756 | 3.54 | +3.54 | |
Animal Justice | Theresa Taylor | 1,303 | 2.62 | +2.62 | |
Sustainable Australia | Bradley Jelfs | 984 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
Total formal votes | 49,642 | 96.52 | −0.17 | ||
Informal votes | 1,790 | 3.48 | +0.17 | ||
Turnout | 51,432 | 91.07 | −1.28 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kate Washington | 25,766 | 55.75 | +1.03 | |
Liberal | Jaimie Abbott | 20,448 | 44.25 | −1.03 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.03 |
References[]
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Port Stephens: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Port Stephens: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
Categories:
- Electoral districts of New South Wales
- Constituencies established in 1988
- 1988 establishments in Australia
- Port Stephens Council
- Politics of Newcastle, New South Wales