Electoral district of Port Stephens

Port Stephens
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly

Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State New South Wales
Dates current 1988–present
MP Kate Washington
Party Australian Labor Party
Namesake Port Stephens
Area 1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi)

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 Australian Labor Party.

Port Stephens includes most of the Port Stephens LGA (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and part of southern Great Lakes 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
  Bob Martin Labor 1988–1999
  John Bartlett Labor 1999–2007
  Craig Baumann Liberal 2007–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  Kate Washington Labor 2015–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2011: Port Stephens[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Baumann 22,956 51.1 +8.6
Labor Kate Washington 12,781 28.5 -13.2
Greens Liz Stephens 4,062 9.0 +3.0
Fishing Party Paul Hennelly 3,002 6.7 +2.0
Christian Democrats Julian Grayson 1,083 2.4 -0.5
Family First Christopher Stokes 1,018 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 44,902 97.1 -0.1
Informal votes 1,349 2.9 +0.1
Turnout 46,251 93.4 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Baumann 24,561 62.4 +12.4
Labor Kate Washington 14,770 37.6 -12.4
Liberal hold Swing +12.4

References

  1. ↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.