| Newcastle Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Sharon Grierson |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 93,455 |
| Area: | 335 km² (129 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Newcastle is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is centred around the city of Newcastle, after which it is named.
The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after the city of Newcastle, around which the Division is centred. The seat is currently a safe Labor seat. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party since it was created, and it is the only original Division to be held by just one party since the first Federal election.
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Members
The Division of Newcastle has had just five members since 1901, the fewest of any of the original Divisions. Indeed, up until 1958 the seat had been held by the Watkins family, son David taking over from father David in 1935. Allan Morris' brother Peter Morris was also a Member of the House, holding the Division of Shortland, which lies immediately to the south. Charles Jones' brother Sam was the member for Waratah in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for much of the time that he was the member. The electoral district of Waratah lay within the boundaries of the Division of Newcastle.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Watkins | Labor | 1901–1935 | |
| David Oliver Watkins | Labor | 1935–1958 | |
| Charles Jones | Labor | 1958–1983 | |
| Allan Morris | Labor | 1983–2001 | |
| Sharon Grierson | Labor | 2001–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Newcastle | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Sharon Grierson | 42,936 | 50.78 | +5.21 | |
| Liberal | Krysia Walker | 21,611 | 25.56 | -10.71 | |
| Greens | Charmian Eckersley | 8,463 | 10.01 | -1.30 | |
| Independent | Aaron Buman | 6,343 | 7.50 | +7.50 | |
| Family First | Malcolm East | 1,926 | 2.28 | +2.12 | |
| Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,064 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
| Democrats | Aaron Johnson | 891 | 1.05 | -1.25 | |
| Independent | Joel Curry | 701 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Geoff Payne | 333 | 0.39 | -0.14 | |
| Socialist Equality | Noel Holt | 277 | 0.33 | +0.33 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,545 | 95.56 | +0.75 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,930 | 4.44 | -0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 88,475 | 94.67 | -0.82 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Sharon Grierson | 55,725 | 65.91 | +6.82 | |
| Liberal | Krysia Walker | 28,820 | 34.09 | -6.82 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.82 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
External links
- "Division of Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/n/newcastle.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 196 kB)
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