Electoral district of Port Macquarie

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Port Macquarie
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1988–present
MPLeslie Williams
PartyLiberal
NamesakePort Macquarie
Electors59,974 (2019)
Area1,459.69 km2 (563.6 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Port Macquarie:
Oxley Oxley Pacific Ocean
Oxley Port Macquarie Pacific Ocean
Myall Lakes Myall Lakes Pacific Ocean

Port Macquarie is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1988.

It is a conservative electorate and has only ever elected Coalition MPs, with the exception of when it was briefly held by an independent. The current MP is Leslie Williams, a member of the Liberal Party.

Election results[change | change source]

2023 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leslie Williams 21,044 39.5 +39.5
National Peta Pinson 13,675 25.6 −37.9
Labor Keith McMullen 10,265 19.2 −4.1
Greens Stuart Watson 3,473 6.5 −1.4
Legalise Cannabis Vivian McMahon 2,212 4.1 +4.1
Informed Medical Options Silvia Mogorovich 1,229 2.3 +2.3
Sustainable Australia Edward Coleman 809 1.5 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Read 623 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 53,330 97.2 +0.7
Informal votes 1,559 2.8 −0.7
Turnout 54,889 89.9 +0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Leslie Williams 28,044 66.7 +66.7
Labor Keith McMullen 14,003 33.3 +3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Leslie Williams 25,372 60.8 +60.8
National Peta Pinson 16,379 39.2 −30.9
Liberal hold Swing +60.8

References[change | change source]

  1. LA First Preference: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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