Division of Shortland

The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast. It is a long and narrow shape not more than 10 kms wide. The western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie. The Division stretches from Charlestown in the north to Norah Head in the south. It includes the towns of Toukley, Doyalson, Swansea, Belmont and Gateshead.

Shortland Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Shortland (green) in New South Wales
Created	1949
MP	Pat Conroy
Party	Labor
Namesake	John Shortland
Area	205 km2 (79.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

The Division was named after Lieutenant John Shortland. He was an early explorer of the Hunter Valley region. The Division was set up on May 11, 1949, and the first election was the 1949 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Labor seat.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Griffiths	Labor	1949–1972
	Peter Morris	Labor	1972–1998
	Jill Hall	Labor	1998–present

Peter Morris' brother, Alan Morris was the member for the Division of Newcastle. His son Matthew Morris was a member of the New South Wales Parliament.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Conroy	40,135	40.02	−1.11
	Liberal	Nell McGill	32,215	32.12	−5.25
	Greens	Kim Grierson	9,910	9.88	+1.62
	One Nation	Quintin King	6,397	6.38	+6.38
	United Australia	Kenneth Maxwell	3,125	3.12	−1.41
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Reed	2,984	2.98	+2.98
	Animal Justice	Bree Roberts	2,979	2.97	−0.63
	Independent	Basil Paynter	2,554	2.55	+2.55
Total formal votes			100,299	93.94	+0.35
Informal votes			6,467	6.06	−0.35
Turnout			106,766	91.85	−1.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Conroy	55,985	55.82	+1.37
	Liberal	Nell McGill	44,314	44.18	−1.37
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.37

References

• Division of Shortland - Australian Electoral Commission

Other websites

• Jill Hall's website