Electoral district of Port Stephens

32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°E / -32.761472; 151.744056
Electorates around Port Stephens:
Upper Hunter Myall Lakes Myall Lakes
Maitland Port Stephens Pacific Ocean
Wallsend Newcastle Pacific Ocean

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 Labor Party.

Port Stephens includes most of the Port Stephens Council in the Hunter region (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and parts of the southern Mid-Coast Council in the Mid North Coast region (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 [2] Labor 1988–1999
  John Bartlett [3] Labor 1999–2007
  Craig Baumann [4] Liberal 2007–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  Kate Washington [5] Labor 2015–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Stephens.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Port Stephens[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Washington 27,957 53.60 +5.46
Liberal Nathan Errington 11,883 22.78 −17.14
One Nation Mark Watson 6,720 12.88 +12.88
Greens Jordan Jensen 2,511 4.81 +1.01
Animal Justice Michelle Buckmaster 1,569 3.01 +0.39
Informed Medical Options Angela Ketas 769 1.47 +1.47
Sustainable Australia Beverley Jelfs 752 1.44 −0.54
Total formal votes 52,161 97.18 +0.66
Informal votes 1,511 2.82 −0.66
Turnout 53,672 89.04 −2.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Washington 30,777 69.02 +13.27
Liberal Nathan Errington 13,812 30.98 −13.27
Labor hold Swing +13.27

References

  1. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ LA First Preference: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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