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Australian federal election, 2025
Division of Robertson, New South Wales
Named for: Hon Sir John Robertson (1816-91), NSW MP 1856-57, 1858-61, 1862-81, 1882-86, Premier 1860-61, 1868-70, 1875-77, 1877, 1885-86
Central Coast New South Wales: Avoca Beach, Gosford, Terrigal, Umina, Woy Woy
Enrolment at 2019 election: 111,255
Enrolment at 2022 election: 112,538 (+01.3)
1999 republic referendum: No 56.0
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 65.7
2023 Voice referendum: No 56.6
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 0.1%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 1.0%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 3.0%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 1.1%
2019 Liberal majority over Labor: 4.2%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 2.3%
2025 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 2.3%
Status: Very marginal Labor
Labor two-party vote 1983-2022
2022 results
Statistics and history
Announced candidates:
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Dr Gordon Reid
Australian Labor Party |
Division of Robertson
Robertson has existed since Federation, and was originally a country seat based on Mudgee. Successive redistributions have moved it towards the
coast, and it now contains none of its original territory. Since 1949 it has taken in the Central Coast region, and in 1969 it was cut back to
the Gosford and Wyong areas. Wyong was removed in 1984 and most of the seat's votes are now cast in Gosford, Woy Woy and Ettalong, all popular
tourist and retirement areas.
Robertson has usually been a marginal seat, although the demographic trends on the Central Coast are commonly said to be favouring the
Liberals. It has a fairly high median family income level as a result of the Gosford area being colonised by affluent Sydney
exurbanites. But the seat also has a high proportion of retirees and pensioners, which gives it its high level of people over 65.
From 1969 to 1990 Robertson was held by two successive Labor ministers,
Barry Cohen and
Frank Walker.
Jim Lloyd won it for the Liberals in 1996. Under the Howard government he became Chief Government Whip and then a junior minister. He was
defeated in 2007 by former Labor Senator
Belinda Neal. Her term was marked by a series of gaffes which resulted in her losing her preselection at
the 2010 election. Despite this, Labor's
Deb O'Neill held the seat with an increased majority in 2010. In 2013, however, the Liberals regained the
seat. O'Neill later became a NSW Senator.
Lucy Wicks, a teacher, electorate officer and Telstra executive, won Robertson in 2013. She improved her position in the seat at the 2019 election, but was defeated in 2022.
Dr Gordon Reid, Labor MP for Robertson since 2022, worked in the emergency department of Wyong Hospital before his election. He is of Indigenous descent.
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