| Cessnock | |
| State: | nsw |
| Lifespan: | 1913–1920 1927–present |
| Class: | Provincial and rural |
| Mp: | Clayton Barr |
| Mp-Party: | Labor Party |
| Namesake: | Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 58268 |
| Electors Year: | 2019 |
| Area: | 4389.03 |
| Near-N: | Upper Hunter |
| Near-Ne: | Maitland |
| Near-Nw: | Upper Hunter |
| Near-E: | Wallsend Lake Macquarie |
| Near-W: | Hawkesbury |
| Near-S: | Gosford |
| Near-Se: | Wyong |
| Near-Sw: | Hawkesbury |
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]
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 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]
| First incarnation (1913—1920) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| William Kearsley | 1913–1920 | ||||
| Second incarnation (1927—present) | |||||
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| Jack Baddeley | 1927–1949 | ||||
| John Crook | 1949–1959 | ||||
| George Neilly | 1959–1978 | ||||
| Bob Brown | 1978–1980 | ||||
| Stan Neilly | 1981–1988 | ||||
| Bob Roberts | 1988–1991 | ||||
| Stan Neilly | 1991–1999 | ||||
| Kerry Hickey | 1999–2011 | ||||
| Clayton Barr | 2011–present | ||||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Cessnock.