Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by independent member Rob Oakeshott from 1996 until his success election to the Federal Parliament as the Independent Member for Lyne. At the subsequent byelection held on 18 October 2008 Peter Besseling, who is also an independent, was elected as the new Member.
At the 2007 State election, a total of 46,028 electors were enrolled.[1] It presently includes parts of coastal Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (including Port Macquarie, Dunbogan, Kendall, Kew, Laurieton, North Haven and West Haven) and the northeast of the City of Greater Taree (inclluding Coopernook, Lansdowne, Moorland, Hannam Vale, Johns River and Stewarts River). The district also includes Lord Howe Island.[2]
The previous member, state Nationals turned independent MP Rob Oakeshott, resigned from the seat in order to contest the Lyne by-election which he won. This triggered a Port Macquarie by-election.[3]
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History
Port Macquarie was created in 1988, replacing Oxley (which was recreated in 1991).
Members for Port Macquarie
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Jeffery | National | 1988—1991 | |
| Wendy Machin | National | 1991—1996 | |
| Rob Oakeshott | National | 1996—2002 | |
| Independent | 2002—2008 | ||
| Peter Besseling | Independent | 2008—present | |
Election results
| Port Macquarie by-election, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Peter Besseling | 15,003 | 35.9 | +35.9 | |
| National | Leslie Williams | 14,061 | 33.7 | +14.3 | |
| Independent | Jamie Harrison | 3,484 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| Independent | Lisa Intemann | 3,134 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Independent | James Langley | 2,045 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Greens | Susie Russell | 1,971 | 4.7 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Bob Sharpham | 795 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Christian Democrats | Bob Waldron | 514 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Tony Galati | 417 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Grant Rogers | 196 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Cameron Price | 129 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Independent | Peter Besseling | 20,068 | 54.5 | +54.5 | |
| National | Leslie Williams | 16,741 | 45.5 | +23.7 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Port Macquarie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Rob Oakeshott | 28,523 | 67.1 | +3.2 | |
| National | Leslie Williams | 8,258 | 19.4 | +0.9 | |
| Labor | Monica Hayes | 3,886 | 9.1 | -0.8 | |
| Greens | Susie Russell | 1,170 | 2.8 | -1.0 | |
| AAFI | Frank Reid | 648 | 1.5 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,485 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 542 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 43,027 | 93.5 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Independent | Rob Oakeshott | 31,107 | 78.2 | -3.7 | |
| National | Leslie Williams | 8,661 | 21.8 | +3.7 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
References
- ^ "District Summary - 2007 State Election Results - State Electoral District of Port Macquarie". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_macquarie/results_2007/district_summary. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "Port Macquarie Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_macquarie. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
- ^ By-elections pressure Coalition's unity: ABC News 6/8/2008
External links
- "State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.port%20macquarie.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/port_macquarie/results/2003. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
- "State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/port_macquarie/results/1999. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
- "State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 1996 (byelection)". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/port_macquarie/results/1996_byelection. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
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