Port Stephens is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Craig Baumann of the Liberal Party. It is the most marginal seat in NSW, with Mr. Baumann winning by a margin of less than 0.1%.
At the 2007 state election the district had 46,334 enrolled electors.[1] It includes most of the Port Stephens LGA (excluding areas to the west of the Williams River and between the Williams River and Pacific Highway), a part of the City of Newcastle and part of southern Great Lakes Council (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[2]
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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—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Port Stephens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Craig Baumann | 17,881 | 42.5 | +8.7 | |
| Labor | Jim Arneman | 17,536 | 41.7 | -6.2 | |
| Greens | Charmian Eckersley | 2,541 | 6.0 | -0.3 | |
| Fishing Party | Paul Hennelly | 1,972 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Margaret Higgins | 1,235 | 2.9 | +1.4 | |
| AAFI | Lawrence Wood | 912 | 2.2 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,077 | 97.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,141 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 43,218 | 93.3 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Craig Baumann | 19,369 | 50.1 | +7.3 | |
| Labor | Jim Arneman | 19,301 | 49.9 | -7.3 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.3 | |||
References
- ^ "District Summary State Electoral District of PORT STEPHENS". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens/results_2007/district_summary. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Port Stephens Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
External links
- "State Electoral District - Port Stephens Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.port%20stephens.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "State Electoral District - Port Stephens Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/port_stephens/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- "State Electoral District - Port Stephens Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/port_stephens/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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