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Shortland
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Shortland (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1949 MP: Jill Hall Party: Labor Namesake: John Shortland Area: 205 km² (79 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie. The Division stretches from Charlestown in the north to Norah Head in the south, and also includes the towns of Toukley, Doyalson, Swansea, Belmont and Gateshead.
The Division was named after Lt John Shortland, an early explorer of the Hunter Valley region. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Labor seat.
Members
Member Party Term Charles Griffiths Labor 1949–1972 Peter Morris Labor 1972–1998 Jill Hall Labor 1998–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of ShortlandAustralian federal election, 2010: Shortland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Jill Hall 44,987 53.74 -2.99 Liberal Deborah Narayanan 27,758 33.16 +2.04 Greens Phillipa Parsons 8,646 10.33 +2.03 One Nation Milton Alchin 1,726 2.06 +2.06 Secular Peter Williams 596 0.71 +0.71 Total formal votes 83,713 93.66 -2.18 Informal votes 5,671 6.34 +2.18 Turnout 89,384 94.84 -1.44 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Jill Hall 52,612 62.85 -1.89 Liberal Deborah Narayanan 31,101 37.15 +1.89 Labor hold Swing -1.89 References
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