Electoral district of Newcastle
| Newcastle New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1859–1894 1904–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tim Crakanthorp | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,126 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 121.22 km2 (46.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′S 151°45′E / 32.917°S 151.750°E | ||||||||||||||
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Newcastle is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1894 and recreated in 1904.
Newcastle is in the inner suburbs of Newcastle city.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2023 New South Wales state election: Newcastle[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 25,078 | 49.4 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Triebsees | 11,348 | 22.4 | −4.1 | |
| Greens | John Mackenzie | 9,487 | 18.7 | +2.0 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Tim Claydon | 3,042 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Freya Taylor | 1,195 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Niko Leka | 586 | 1.2 | −0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,736 | 97.8 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,162 | 2.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 51,898 | 87.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 33,422 | 72.6 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Triebsees | 12,620 | 27.4 | −5.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ LA First Preference: Newcastle, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Newcastle, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.