Division of Shortland

Shortland Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Shortland (green) in New South Wales
Created:	1949
MP:	Jill Hall
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	John Shortland
Area:	205 km² (79 sq mi)
Demographic:	Provincial

The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie. The Division stretches from Charlestown in the north to Norah Head in the south, and also includes the towns of Toukley, Doyalson, Swansea, Belmont and Gateshead.

The Division was named after Lt John Shortland, an early explorer of the Hunter Valley region. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at 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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Shortland

Australian federal election, 2010: Shortland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jill Hall	44,987	53.74	-2.99
	Liberal	Deborah Narayanan	27,758	33.16	+2.04
	Greens	Phillipa Parsons	8,646	10.33	+2.03
	One Nation	Milton Alchin	1,726	2.06	+2.06
	Secular	Peter Williams	596	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			83,713	93.66	-2.18
Informal votes			5,671	6.34	+2.18
Turnout			89,384	94.84	-1.44
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Jill Hall	52,612	62.85	-1.89
	Liberal	Deborah Narayanan	31,101	37.15	+1.89
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.89

References

• Division of Shortland - Australian Electoral Commission