Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Labor Party. It includes all of the City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri) and a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend).[1]
| Cessnock New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1913–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Clayton Barr | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Cessnock, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 58,268 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,389.03 km2 (1,694.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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History
editCessnock was created in 1913, but was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and absorbed into Maitland. It was recreated in 1927 and included much of the Central Coast until the creation of Gosford in 1950. It has historically been a safe Labor seat.
At the 2007 election, it encompassed all of City of Cessnock, a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Beresfield and Tarro), a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend) and a small part of Singleton Council (including Belford).[2] At the 2013 redistribution it gained Broke, Milbrodale and Wollombi from Upper Hunter and lost Beresfield and Tarro to Wallsend.[3]
Members for Cessnock
edit| First incarnation (1913—1920) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| William Kearsley | Labor | 1913–1920 | |
| Second incarnation (1927—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Jack Baddeley | Labor | 1927–1949 | |
| John Crook | Labor | 1949–1959 | |
| George Neilly | Labor | 1959–1978 | |
| Bob Brown | Labor | 1978–1980 | |
| Stan Neilly | Labor | 1981–1988 | |
| Bob Roberts | Liberal | 1988–1991 | |
| Stan Neilly | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
| Kerry Hickey | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
| Clayton Barr | Labor | 2011–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Clayton Barr | 25,719 | 48.7 | −6.1 | |
| One Nation | Quintin King | 8,059 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Andrew Fenwick | 6,294 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
| National | Ash Barnham (disendorsed) | 5,877 | 11.1 | −12.8 | |
| Greens | Llynda Nairn | 3,476 | 6.6 | −1.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Victoria Davies | 2,141 | 4.1 | −3.9 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Graham Jones | 1,215 | 2.3 | −2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,781 | 95.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,231 | 4.1 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 55,012 | 88.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Clayton Barr | 30,154 | 76.8 | +7.1 | |
| National | Ash Barnham (disendorsed) | 9,103 | 23.2 | −7.1 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Clayton Barr | 29,964 | 73.4 | +3.7 | |
| One Nation | Quintin King | 10,865 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
| Labor hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Cessnock Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ^ Antony Green. "Electorate: Cessnock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ LA First Preference: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.