Swansea is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Yasmin Catley of the Labor Party.
| Swansea 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 | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Yasmin Catley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 60,916 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 191.45 km2 (73.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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Swansea was created in 1981 and has usually been held by Labor.
Geography
editSwansea is situated between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in eastern City of Lake Macquarie and northeastern Central Coast Council. It includes Swansea and extends as far north as Valentine, Belmont North and Jewells and as far south as San Remo and Budgewoi.[1][2][3]
Members for Swansea
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bowman [4] | Labor | 1981–1988 | |
| Ivan Welsh [5] | Independent | 1988–1991 | |
| Don Bowman [4] | Labor | 1991–1995 | |
| Jill Hall [6] | Labor | 1995–1998 | |
| Milton Orkopoulos [7] | Labor | 1999–2006 | |
| Independent | 2006–2006 | ||
| Robert Coombs [8] | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
| Garry Edwards [9] | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
| Independent | 2014–2015 | ||
| Yasmin Catley [10] | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Yasmin Catley | 27,943 | 53.6 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal | Megan Anderson | 14,590 | 28.0 | −4.9 | |
| Greens | Heather Foord | 4,463 | 8.6 | +1.4 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Alan Ellis | 3,253 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Jackson | 1,918 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,167 | 96.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,010 | 3.7 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 54,177 | 88.9 | −2.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Yasmin Catley | 30,972 | 65.4 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Megan Anderson | 16,351 | 34.6 | −4.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Swansea". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr (Don) Donald John Bowman (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Ivan Joseph Welsh (1940–2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mrs Jill Griffiths Hall (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Milton Orkopoulos (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert Darcy Coombs (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Garry Keith Edwards (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.