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Newcastle NSW
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Mark Watson
One Nation
House of Reps
Amanda Cook
United Australia Party
House of Reps
William 'Bill' Hussey
IMO Party
House of Reps
Marelle Burnum Burnum
IMO Party
Senate
Michael O'Neill
IMO Party
Senate
Matthew Hopkins
Great Australian Party
Senate
Garth Pywell
Australian Federation Party
House of Reps
Selena Clancy
Australian Values Party
Senate
Electorate Information
State/Territory: New South Wales
Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 25 February 2016
First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election
First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2016 federal election
Name Derivation: Named after the city covered by the electoral division. Newcastle was named by Governor King in 1804.
Square Area: 171 Sq Km
Location Description: Newcastle covers an area from the Hunter River and the Rail Trail in the north, Minmi in the west and Newcastle Link Road, Lake Road, Reservoir Road, Wallsend Road, Newcastle Inner City Bypass, the Main Northern Railway line, Marshall Street and Main Road in the south and the coast from Merewether to Stockton in the east. The main suburbs include Adamstown, Broadmeadow, Cardiff Heights, Carrington, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Jesmond, Kooragang, Kotara, Lambton, Maryland, Merewether, Minmi, Newcastle, New Lambton, Sandgate, Shortland, Stockton, Waratah and Wallsend.This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.
Demographic Rating: Provincial – outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
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