Port Stephens New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Kate Washington | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,476 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°E | ||||||||||||||
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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 LGA (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and parts of southern Mid-Coast Council (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[1]
Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Member | Party | Term | |
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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 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Port Stephens |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |