Port Stephens | |
State: | nsw |
Created: | 1988 |
Mp: | Kate Washington |
Mp-Party: | Labor Party |
Namesake: | Port Stephens |
Electors: | 60278 |
Electors Year: | 2023 |
Area: | 1285.57 |
Coordinates: | -32.7615°N 151.7441°W |
Class: | Provincial |
Near-N: | Myall Lakes |
Near-Ne: | Myall Lakes |
Near-E: | Pacific Ocean |
Near-Se: | Pacific Ocean |
Near-S: | Newcastle |
Near-Sw: | Wallsend |
Near-W: | Maitland |
Near-Nw: | Upper Hunter |
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 Council in the Hunter region (excluding and), and parts of the southern Mid-Coast Council in the Mid North Coast region (including Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens).[1]
Port Stephens was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Member | Party | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Martin[2] | 1988–1999 | |||
John Bartlett[3] | 1999–2007 | |||
Craig Baumann[4] | 2007–2014 | |||
2014–2015 | ||||
Kate Washington[5] | 2015–present | |||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Port Stephens.