Electoral district of Port Stephens

Port Stephens; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Location in the Hunter Region
State	New South Wales
Created	1988
MP	Kate Washington
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Port Stephens
Electors	56,476 (2019)
Area	1,285.57 km2 (496.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E

Port Stephens is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kate Washington of the Labor Party.

Port Stephens includes most of the Port Stephens LGA (excluding Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove), and parts of southern Mid-Coast Council (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[1]

History

Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.

Members for Port Stephens

	Party	Term
Bob Martin [2]	Labor	1988–1999
John Bartlett [3]	Labor	1999–2007
Craig Baumann [4]	Liberal	2007–2014
Craig Baumann [4]	Independent	2014–2015
Kate Washington [5]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2019 New South Wales state election: Port Stephens [6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Washington	23,896	48.14	+1.02
	Liberal	Jaimie Abbott	19,818	39.92	−1.03
	Greens	Maureen Magee	1,885	3.80	−2.86
	Independent	Bill Doran	1,756	3.54	+3.54
	Animal Justice	Theresa Taylor	1,303	2.62	+2.62
	Sustainable Australia	Bradley Jelfs	984	1.98	+1.98
Total formal votes			49,642	96.52	−0.17
Informal votes			1,790	3.48	+0.17
Turnout			51,432	91.07	−1.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Washington	25,766	55.75	+1.03
	Liberal	Jaimie Abbott	20,448	44.25	−1.03
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.03

References

"Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
"The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
"Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
"Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
"Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
"Port Stephens: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Port Stephens: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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[1] "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Bob_Martin_NSW_Parl-2] "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Douglas Martin (1945- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[John_Bartlett_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr John Richard Bartlett (1949-2008)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Craig_Baumann_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Kate_Washington_NSW_Parl-5] "Ms Kate Rebecca Washington MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[6] "Port Stephens: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[7] "Port Stephens: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia
Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne
State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie
Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Valley Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree
Cities	Coffs Harbour
Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Forster Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Port Macquarie Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Tuncurry Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope
Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson
Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers
National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Limeburners Creek NP Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP
Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Zoo North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves