Division of Shortland

Australian federal electoral division

Australian electorate

Shortland
Australian House of Representatives Division

Division of Shortland in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election

Created| 1949
MP| Pat Conroy
Party| Labor
Namesake| John Shortland
Electors| 116,418 (2022)
Area| 265 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
Demographic| Provincial

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

## Geography

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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

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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

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| Image  | Member  | Party  | Term  | Notes

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|  | 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

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Primary votes results in Shortland

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Division of Shortland - Australian Electoral Commission

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Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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* Cook
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* Hughes
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* Lyne
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* Page
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