Electoral district of Port Stephens
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| Port Stephens New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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| File:Nsw electoral district portstephens 2015.svg
Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
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| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1988–present |
| MP | Kate Washington |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake | Port Stephens |
| Area | 1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi) |
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 Australian Labor Party.
Port Stephens includes most of the Port Stephens LGA (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and part of southern Great Lakes Council (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[1]
History
Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Members for Port Stephens
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bob Martin | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
| John Bartlett | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
| Craig Baumann | Liberal | 2007–2014 | |
| Independent | 2014–2015 | ||
| Kate Washington | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Kate Washington | 22,161 | 47.1 | +20.4 | |
| Liberal | Ken Jordan | 19,265 | 41.0 | −12.1 | |
| Greens | Rochelle Flood | 3,132 | 6.7 | −1.4 | |
| No Land Tax | Joe Shirley | 1,331 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Christian Democrats | Peter Arena | 1,149 | 2.4 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,038 | 96.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,610 | 3.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,648 | 92.3 | +3.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kate Washington | 24,221 | 54.7 | +19.5 | |
| Liberal | Ken Jordan | 20,045 | 45.3 | −19.5 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.5 | |||
References
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- ↑ State Electoral District of Port Stephens: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Port Stephens: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
