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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Shortland, New South Wales
North Central New South Wales: Belmont, Cardiff, Charlestown, San Remo, Swansea
State seats: All of
Charlestown and
Swansea, parts of
Newcastle and
Wallsend
Local government areas: Parts of Lake Macquarie and Wyong
Enrolment at close of rolls: 114,194
1999 republic referendum: No 54.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 67.7
Sitting member: Pat Conroy (Labor):
Elected 2013, 2016
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 14.7%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.9%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 7.2%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 9.9%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Susan Newbury
Sustainable Australia |
2. Xing Yu
Christian Democratic Party |
3. Pat Conroy
Australian Labor Party |
4. Dani Rifai
United Australia Party |
5. Wylie Campbell
Australian Greens |
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6. Bryan McGrath
Animal Justice Party |
7. Nell McGill
Liberal Party |
2016 results
Statistics and history
Division of Shortland
Shortland was created in 1949, based in the southern and western suburbs of Newcastle. Subsequent
redistributions have extended the seat southwards to take in the mining and retirement communities around
Lake Macquarie and Tuggerah Lake. These communities are popular retirment areas and have a high proportion of
people over 65. This helps explain the seat's low level of median family income. It also has a low
proportion of people in professional and managerial occupations and of families with dependent children.
Shortland has always been fairly safe for Labor, and was held by Peter Morris, a minister in the Hawke
government, fromn 1972 to 1998. His successor, Jill Hall, was Deputy Labor Whip. She retired in 2016.
Pat Conroy, Labor MP for the abolished seat of Charlton 2013-16 and for Shortland since 2016, worked
for both the Construction,
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union as an organiser and policy
officer. He was also an adviser to several Labor MPs, including his predecessor as MP for Charlton,
Greg Combet. He is now Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy and for Infrastructure.
The Liberal candidate is Nell McGill, a lawyer. The Greens candidate is Wylie Campbell, a student.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,262 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 21.1% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 3.9% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 85.2% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 6.3% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 22.7% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 28.9% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 14.9% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 29.6% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 28.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 34.6% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 22.9% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 30.3% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Charles Griffiths (ALP) 1949-72
Hon Peter Morris (ALP) 1972-98
Jill Hall (ALP) 1998-2016
Pat Conroy (ALP) 2016-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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