| 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
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Pat Conroy | 41,126 | 41.13 | −10.04 | |
| Liberal | Nell McGill | 37,363 | 37.37 | +2.17 | |
| Greens | Wylie Campbell | 8,256 | 8.26 | −1.20 | |
| United Australia | Dani Rifai | 4,532 | 4.53 | +4.53 | |
| Animal Justice | Bryan McGrath | 3,596 | 3.60 | +3.60 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Susan Newbury | 3,097 | 3.10 | +3.10 | |
| Christian Democrats | Xing Yu | 2,010 | 2.01 | −2.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 99,980 | 93.59 | −1.70 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,847 | 6.41 | +1.70 | ||
| Turnout | 106,827 | 93.66 | +0.21 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Pat Conroy | 54,437 | 54.45 | −5.49 | |
| Liberal | Nell McGill | 45,543 | 45.55 | +5.49 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.49 | |||
References
- ^ Shortland, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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