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Australian federal election, 2025
Division of Paterson, New South Wales

Named for: A B "Banjo" Paterson (1864-1941), poet and author

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North central New South Wales: Beresfield, Maitland, Nelson Bay, Raymond Terrace, Rutherford

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Enrolment at 2019 election: 122,941
Enrolment at 2022 election: 132,040 (+07.5)

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1999 republic referendum: No 60.3
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 65.5
2023 Voice referendum: No 70.0

Sitting member: Meryl Swanson (Labor): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022

2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 1.5%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 5.3%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 9.8%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 10.7%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 5.0%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 3.3%
2025 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 2.6%

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Status: Very marginal Labor

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Labor two-party vote 1993-2022

2022 results

Statistics and history

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