Electoral district of Port Stephens

Port Stephens
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Port Stephens; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Created	1988
MP	Kate Washington
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Port Stephens
Electors	56,476 (2019)
Area	1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
Coordinates	32°45′41.3″S151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°E
	Electorates around Port Stephens:

Last updated April 18, 2024

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 Labor Party.

History

Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.

Members for Port Stephens

	Party	Term
Bob Martin ^[2]	Labor	1988–1999
John Bartlett ^[3]	Labor	1999–2007
Craig Baumann ^[4]	Liberal	2007–2014
Craig Baumann ^[4]	Independent	2014–2015
Kate Washington ^[5]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Port Stephens^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Washington	27,957	53.60	+5.46
	Liberal	Nathan Errington	11,883	22.78	−17.14
	One Nation	Mark Watson	6,720	12.88	+12.88
	Greens	Jordan Jensen	2,511	4.81	+1.01
	Animal Justice	Michelle Buckmaster	1,569	3.01	+0.39
	Informed Medical Options	Angela Ketas	769	1.47	+1.47
	Sustainable Australia	Beverley Jelfs	752	1.44	−0.54
Total formal votes			52,161	97.18	+0.66
Informal votes			1,511	2.82	−0.66
Turnout			53,672	89.04	−2.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Washington	30,777	69.02	+13.27
	Liberal	Nathan Errington	13,812	30.98	−13.27
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.27

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References

↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
↑ "Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 January 2019.
↑ LA First Preference: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[1] "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Bob_Martin_NSW_Parl-2] "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[John_Bartlett_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Craig_Baumann_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Kate_Washington_NSW_Parl-5] "Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[6] LA First Preference: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Port Stephens, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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