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Division of Shortland

Shortland
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Shortland in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created1949
MPPat Conroy
PartyLabor
NamesakeJohn Shortland
Electors116,418 (2022)
Area265 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

The Division of Shortland is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

Geography

The Division of Shortland covers parts of the southern Hunter region and the northern part of the Central Coast region.

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

History

John Shortland, the division's namesake

The division is named after Lt John Shortland, an early European explorer of the Hunter Region, and was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election.

The division closely follows the west coast of the Tasman Sea, on average extending only 5 or 10 kilometres (3.1 or 6.2 mi) inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie. Shortland covers an area from Highfields, Cardiff and Boolaroo in the north to Budgewoi and San Remo in the south.

The current Member for Shortland, since the 2016 federal election, is Pat Conroy, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

The seat has been held by Labor since its creation; like most seats in the Hunter Region, it has usually been reasonably safe for that party.

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Charles Griffiths
(1903–1982) 		Labor 10 December 1949 –
2 November 1972 		Retired
  Peter Morris
(1932–) 		2 December 1972 –
31 August 1998 		Served as minister under Hawke. Retired
  Jill Hall
(1949–) 		3 October 1998 –
9 May 2016 		Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Swansea. Retired
  Pat Conroy
(1979–) 		2 July 2016 –
present 		Previously held the Division of Charlton. Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Shortland
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Shortland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Conroy 40,135 40.02 −1.11
Liberal Nell McGill 32,215 32.12 −5.25
Greens Kim Grierson 9,910 9.88 +1.62
One Nation Quintin King 6,397 6.38 +6.38
United Australia Kenneth Maxwell 3,125 3.12 −1.41
Liberal Democrats Barry Reed 2,984 2.98 +2.98
Animal Justice Bree Roberts 2,979 2.97 −0.63
Independent Basil Paynter 2,554 2.55 +2.55
Total formal votes 100,299 93.94 +0.35
Informal votes 6,467 6.06 −0.35
Turnout 106,766 91.85 −1.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 55,985 55.82 +1.37
Liberal Nell McGill 44,314 44.18 −1.37
Labor hold Swing +1.37
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Shortland in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
Primary votes results in Shortland

References

  1. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ Shortland, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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