Electoral district of Port Stephens

Port Stephens New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	Kate Washington
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Port Stephens
Area	1,285.57 km^2 (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
	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

New South Wales state election, 2015: Port Stephens[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. State Electoral District of Port Stephens: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Port Stephens: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.