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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Shortland, New South Wales
Named for: Lt John Shortland (1769-1810), explorer of the Hunter
region
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 Central Coast and
Lake Macquarie
Borders with:
Dobell,
Hunter and
Newcastle
Enrolment at 2019 election: 114,194
Enrolment at 2022 election: 116,418 (+02.0)
1999 republic referendum: No 54.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 67.7
Sitting member: Pat Conroy (Labor):
Elected (for Charlton) 2013, (for Shortland) 2016, 2019
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%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.4%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Marginal Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Windale (73.5), San Remo (67.4), Gateshead (65.5),
Cardiff South (62.1), Cardiff North (61.5)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Valentine (55.5), Valentine West (54.9), Nords Wharf (54.0),
Warners Bay North (54.0), Eleebana (53.0)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Bree Roberts
Animal Justice Party |
2. Basil Paynter
Independent |
3. Dr Barry Reed
Liberal Democrats |
4. Nell McGill
Liberal Party |
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5. Pat Conroy
Australian Labor Party |
6. Kenneth Maxwell
United Australia Party |
7. Kim Grierson
Australian Greens |
8. Quintin King
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Candidate websites:
Pat Conroy
Kim Grierson
Quintin King
Nell McGill
Kenneth Maxwell
Basil Paynter
Dr Barry Reed
Bree Roberts
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, although there was a substantial swing to the Liberals in
2019, and the seat is now classed as marginal. It 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 Minister Assisting on Government Accountability.
The Liberal candidate is Nell McGill, described at the Liberal Party website as "a local mum and lawyer."
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%)
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