Electoral district of Upper Hunter

Upper Hunter is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1856, abolished in 1856, recreated in 1904, reabolished in 1920 and recreated again in 1927.

Upper Hunter New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1856–1894 1904–1920 1927–present
MP	Dave Layzell
Party	National
Namesake	Upper Hunter Shire
Electors	56,127 (2021)
Area	27,687.50 km2 (10,690.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Upper Hunter: Barwon Northern Tablelands Northern Tablelands Dubbo Upper Hunter Myall Lakes Bathurst Cessnock Port Stephens

It is a conservative electorate and has only ever been held by conservative parties as an electorate with one member. It is currently held by Dave Layzell of the National Party.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Dave Layzell	19,868	37.0	+5.80
	Labor	Peree Watson	15,488	28.9	+7.71
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	James White	6,302	11.7	−0.26
	Independent	Dale McNamara	5,190	9.7	–2.62
	Greens	Tony Lonergan	3,207	6.0	+2.53
	Legalise Cannabis	Tom Lillicrap	2,743	5.1	+5.10
	Sustainable Australia	Calum Blair	862	1.6	+0.81
Total formal votes			53,660	96.6	–0.87
Informal votes			1,871	3.4	+0.87
Turnout			55,531	89.2	+2.46
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Dave Layzell	22,964	53.8	–2.02
	Labor	Peree Watson	19,732	46.2	+2.02
	National hold		Swing	-2.02

The swings above have been calculated from the 2021 Upper Hunter state by-election.