Electoral district of Cessnock

Cessnock
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Cessnock; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1913–1920; 1927–present
MP	Clayton Barr
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Cessnock, New South Wales
Electors	58,268 (2019)
Area	4,389.03 km2 (1,694.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial and rural
	Electorates around Cessnock:

Last updated June 08, 2024

Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Labor Party. It includes all of the City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri) and a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend).^[1]

History

Cessnock was created in 1913, but was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and absorbed into Maitland. It was recreated in 1927 and included much of the Central Coast until the creation of Gosford in 1950. It has historically been a safe Labor seat.

At the 2007 election, it encompassed all of City of Cessnock, a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Beresfield and Tarro), a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend) and a small part of Singleton Council (including Belford).^[2] At the 2013 redistribution it gained Broke, Milbrodale and Wollombi from Upper Hunter and lost Beresfield and Tarro to Wallsend.^[3]

Members for Cessnock

First incarnation (1913—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	William Kearsley	Labor	1913–1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Jack Baddeley	Labor	1927–1949
	John Crook	Labor	1949–1959
	George Neilly	Labor	1959–1978
	Bob Brown	Labor	1978–1980
	Stan Neilly	Labor	1981–1988
	Bob Roberts	Liberal	1988–1991
	Stan Neilly	Labor	1991–1999
	Kerry Hickey	Labor	1999–2011
	Clayton Barr	Labor	2011–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Cessnock^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clayton Barr	25,719	48.7	−6.1
	One Nation	Quintin King	8,059	15.3	+15.3
	Legalise Cannabis	Andrew Fenwick	6,294	11.9	+11.9
	National	Ash Barnham (disendorsed)	5,877	11.1	−12.8
	Greens	Llynda Nairn	3,476	6.6	−1.5
	Animal Justice	Victoria Davies	2,141	4.1	−3.9
	Sustainable Australia	Graham Jones	1,215	2.3	−2.9
Total formal votes			52,781	95.9	+1.0
Informal votes			2,231	4.1	−1.0
Turnout			55,012	88.6	+0.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Clayton Barr	30,154	76.8	+7.1
	National	Ash Barnham (disendorsed)	9,103	23.2	−7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Clayton Barr	29,964	73.4	+3.7
	One Nation	Quintin King	10,865	26.6	+26.6
	Labor hold

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References

↑ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "Cessnock Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 18 December 2006.
↑ Antony Green. "Electorate: Cessnock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 13 April 2015.
↑ LA First Preference: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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

[2] "Cessnock Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 18 December 2006.

[3] Antony Green. "Electorate: Cessnock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[4] LA First Preference: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[5] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cessnock, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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