Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Jodie Harrison of the Labor Party since the Charlestown by-election on 25 October 2014.[1]
| Charlestown 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 | 1971–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jodie Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Charlestown, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 60,974 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 66.18 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editIt is located within Greater Newcastle and includes part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Charlestown, Kahibah, Whitebridge, Dudley, Gateshead, Mount Hutton, Windale, Kotara South, Cardiff, Hillsborough, Warners Bay, Eleebana and Tingira Heights) and a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Adamstown and Kotara).[2]
History
editThe seat was created in 1971, replacing parts of the abolished districts of Hamilton and Kahibah. It was held continuously by Labor until the 2011 election, when it was won by Andrew Cornwell of the Liberal Party. Cornwell became an independent and moved to the crossbench on 6 August 2014 after accusations at ICAC.[3] He resigned from parliament on 12 August 2014 after evidence of corruption was uncovered.[4] Jodie Harrison won the subsequent by-election.[1]
Members for Charlestown
edit| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stewart [5] | Labor | 1971–1972 | |
| Richard Face [6] | Labor | 1972–2003 | |
| Matthew Morris [7] | Labor | 2003–2011 | |
| Andrew Cornwell [8] | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
| Independent | 2014–2014 | ||
| Jodie Harrison [9] | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jodie Harrison | 30,432 | 57.4 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal | Jack Antcliff | 13,178 | 24.9 | −6.7 | |
| Greens | Greg Watkinson | 6,778 | 12.8 | +1.6 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Marie Rolfe | 2,593 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,981 | 97.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,632 | 3.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 54,613 | 89.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jodie Harrison | 35,300 | 71.1 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal | Jack Antcliff | 14,358 | 28.9 | −8.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Charlestown - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Charlestown Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Two NSW Liberal MPs stand aside from the party following ICAC revelations on campaign funding". ABC News. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Newcastle MP Tim Owen and Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell resign from NSW Parliament following ICAC donations inquiry". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Mr John Julius Thomas Stewart (1910–1972)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. (Richard) Jack Richard Face (1942- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Matthew Allan Morris (1969- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Stuart Cornwell (1969- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Ms Jodie Elizabeth Harrison, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Charlestown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Charlestown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.