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Electoral district of Cessnock

Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Labor Party. It includes all of the City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri) and a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend).[1]

History

Cessnock was created in 1913, but was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and absorbed into Maitland. It was recreated in 1927 and included much of the Central Coast until the creation of Gosford in 1950. It has historically been a safe Labor seat.

At the 2007 election, it encompassed all of City of Cessnock, a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Beresfield and Tarro), a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend) and a small part of Singleton Council (including Belford).[2] At the 2013 redistribution it gained Broke, Milbrodale and Wollombi from Upper Hunter and lost Beresfield and Tarro to Wallsend.[3]

Members for Cessnock

Election results

References

  1. ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Cessnock Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
  3. ^ Antony Green. "Electorate: Cessnock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ LA First Preference: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.