Electoral district of Charlestown
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Charlestown is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1971.
| Charlestown New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1971–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jodie Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Charlestown, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,720 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 66.18 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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Charlestown is in Newcastle.
Election results
change| 2023 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Jodie Harrison | 30,432 | 57.4 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal | Jack Antcliff | 13,178 | 24.9 | −6.7 | |
| Greens | Greg Watkinson | 6,778 | 12.8 | +1.6 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Marie Rolfe | 2,593 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,981 | 97.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,632 | 3.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 54,613 | 89.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jodie Harrison | 35,300 | 71.1 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal | Jack Antcliff | 14,358 | 28.9 | −8.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Charlestown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Charlestown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.