Cessnock
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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StateNew South Wales
Dates current1913–1920
1927–present
MPClayton Barr
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeCessnock, New South Wales
Electors58,268 (2019)
Area4,389.03 km2 (1,694.6 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Electorates around Cessnock:
Upper Hunter Upper Hunter Maitland
Hawkesbury Cessnock Wallsend
Lake Macquarie
Hawkesbury Gosford Wyong

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 City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri), part of Singleton Council (including Broke and Belford) 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

First incarnation (1913—1920)
Member Party Term
  William Kearsley Labor 1913–1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member Party Term
  Jack Baddeley Labor 1927–1949
  John Crook Labor 1949–1959
  George Neilly Labor 1959–1978
  Bob Brown Labor 1978–1980
  Stan Neilly Labor 1981–1988
  Bob Roberts Liberal 1988–1991
  Stan Neilly Labor 1991–1999
  Kerry Hickey Labor 1999–2011
  Clayton Barr Labor 2011–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cessnock
2023 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clayton Barr 25,719 48.7 −6.1
One Nation Quintin King 8,059 15.3 +15.3
Legalise Cannabis Andrew Fenwick 6,294 11.9 +11.9
National Ash Barnham (disendorsed) 5,877 11.1 −12.8
Greens Llynda Nairn 3,476 6.6 −1.5
Animal Justice Victoria Davies 2,141 4.1 −3.9
Sustainable Australia Graham Jones 1,215 2.3 −2.9
Total formal votes 52,781 95.9 +1.0
Informal votes 2,231 4.1 −1.0
Turnout 55,012 88.6 +0.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Clayton Barr 30,154 76.8 +7.1
National Ash Barnham (disendorsed) 9,103 23.2 −7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 29,964 73.4 +3.7
One Nation Quintin King 10,865 26.6 +26.6
Labor hold  

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.
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