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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Newcastle, New South Wales
North Central New South Wales: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah
State seats: Parts of
Charlestown,
Newcastle and
Wallsend
Local government areas: Parts of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle
Enrolment at close of rolls: 117,746
1999 republic referendum: Yes 51.0
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 74.8
Sitting member: Sharon Claydon (Labor):
Elected 2013, 2016
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 15.9%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.5%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 8.8%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 13.8%
Status: Safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Sharon Claydon
Australian Labor Party |
2. Dr John MacKenzie
Australian Greens |
3. Pam Wise
Christian Democratic Party |
4. Geoff Scully
United Australia Party |
5. B J Futter
The Great Australian Party |
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6. Darren Brollo
Animal Justice Party |
7. Katrina Wark
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Sharon Claydon
Dr John MacKenzie
Katrina Wark
Division of Newcastle
Newcastle has existed since Federation, and has always been based on the Hunter Valley port of the same name.
It has the distinction of being the only federal electorate to have been held by the same political party for
the entire 117 years since the first federal election: in that time it has had only six members, all Labor.
Newcastle was once Australia's premier coal-export port and steel-making city, but today it has become a regional
hub for government, health and education services, with a lower-than-average
level of people working in manufacturing and construction, and above-average levels of university graduates and
people in professional and managerial employment. It also one of the most monocultural Labor-held
seats, having no significant ethhic or religious minorities.
Despite these changes, Newcastle has always been safe for Labor and remains so today. Yet only one Labor member for
Newcastle has been
a minister, Charles Jones in the Whitlam Government. For the 30 years after his retirement Newcastle was held
by two inconspicuous backbenchers, Allan Morris and Sharon Grierson. Grierson retired in 2013.
Sharon Claydon, Labor MP for Newcastle since 2013, was a disability support worker and social anthropologist
before her election. She was also a member of Newcastle City Council.
The Liberal candidate is Katrina Wark, a nurse. The Greens candidate is Dr John MacKenzie, a social
scientist and policy consultant.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,398 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 15.5% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 3.4% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 81.3% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 11.8% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 22.2% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 33.2% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 24.3% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 38.2% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 20.9% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 31.7% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 35.4% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 27.2% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon David Watkins (Lab, ALP) 1901-35
David Watkins (ALP) 1935b-58
Hon Charles Jones (ALP) 1958-83
Allan Morris (ALP) 1983-2001
Sharon Grierson (ALP) 2001-13
Sharon Claydon (ALP) 2013-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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