Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Newcastle, New South Wales
The Division of Newcastle was created in 1901. It is named for the City of Newcastle (named by Governor King in 1804, after Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Britain: also a coal port).
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham
1906: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham
1913: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham
1922: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham
1934: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham
1949: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham
1955: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham
1969: Mayfield, Mereweather, Newcastle, Waratah
1977: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah
1984: Hamilton, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah
1993: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah
2001: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah
2007: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah
2010: Hamilton, Kotara, Newcastle, Waratah
2016: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah
2025: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Labor 14.7
1903: Labor 12.5
1906: Labor 17.2
1910: Labor 26.7
1913: Labor 23.8
1914: Labor unopposed
1917: Labor 08.0
1919: Labor unopposed
1922: Labor 19.4
1925: Labor 12.5
1928: Labor 07.1 *
1929: Labor unopposed
1931: Labor 14.1 *
1934: Labor 08.1 **
1935b: Labor 03.8 **
1937: Labor 29.3 *
1940: Labor 28.6 *
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1943: Labor 30.0 *
1946: Labor 21.3
1949: Labor 08.3
1951: Labor 13.4
1954: Labor 09.8
1955: Labor 11.8
1958: Labor 13.4
1961: Labor 15.4
1963: Labor 09.9
1966: Labor 08.7
1969: Labor 14.6
1972: Labor 18.0
1974: Labor 21.7
1975: Labor 13.6
1977: Labor 13.7
1980: Labor 13.8
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1983: Labor 17.5
1984: Labor 14.5
1987: Labor 05.3 *
1990: Labor 12.8 *
1993: Labor 16.9
1996: Labor 11.2
1998: Labor 17.3 *
2001: Labor 06.9
2004: Labor 10.0
2007: Labor 15.9
2010: Labor 12.5
2013: Labor 08.8
2016: Labor 13.8
2019: Labor 13.8
2022: Labor 18.0
2025: Labor 15.8 ***
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* Majority over independent
** Majority over Lang Labor
*** Majority over Greens
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-2025
Click here to see full results for Newcastle at every election since 1901.
MEMBERS FOR NEWCASTLE
Hon David Watkins (Lab, ALP) 1901-35
David Watkins (ALP) 1935b-58
Hon Charles Jones (ALP) 1958-83
Allan Morris (ALP) 1983-2001
Sharon Grierson (ALP) 2001-13
Sharon Claydon (ALP) 2013-
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| Hon David Watkins (Lab, ALP) 1901-35 |
David Watkins (ALP) 1935-58 |
Hon Charles Jones (ALP) 1958-83 |
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| Allan Morris (ALP) 1983-2001 |
Sharon Grierson (ALP) 2001-13 |
Sharon Claydon (ALP) 2013- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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