Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Shortland, New South Wales
The Division of Shortland was created in 1949. It is named for Lt John Shortland (1769-1810), explorer of the Hunter region.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1949: Mayfield, Lambton, Wallsend, Waratah
1955: Belmont, Charlestown, Merewether, New Lambton
1969: Adamstown, Charlestown, New Lambton, Warners Bay
1977: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Warners Bay
1984: Adamstown, Charlestown, New Lambton, Swansea
1993: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Swansea
2001: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Swansea
2007: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Swansea
2010: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Swansea
2016: Belmont, Budgewoi, Charlestown, Swansea
2025: Belmont, Cardiff, Charlestown, Swansea
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1949: Labor 14.1
1951: Labor 15.0
1954: Labor 14.4
1955: Labor 13.2
1958: Labor 15.7
1961: Labor 19.6
1963: Labor 14.9
1966: Labor 07.9
1969: Labor 14.0
1972: Labor 13.8
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1974: Labor 16.3
1975: Labor 08.3
1977: Labor 09.7
1980: Labor 19.3
1983: Labor 20.8
1984: Labor 13.1
1987: Labor 11.0
1990: Labor 14.3
1993: Labor 14.5
1996: Labor 08.2
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1998: Labor 12.8
2001: Labor 08.8
2004: Labor 09.5
2007: Labor 14.7
2010: Labor 12.9
2013: Labor 07.2
2016: Labor 09.9
2019: Labor 04.5
2022: Labor 05.8
2025: Labor 11.5
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ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1949-2025
Click here to see full results for Shortland at every election since 1949.
MEMBERS FOR SHORTLAND
Charles Griffiths (ALP) 1949-72
Hon Peter Morris (ALP) 1972-98
Jill Hall (ALP) 1998-2016
Hon Pat Conroy (ALP) 2016-
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| Charles Griffiths (ALP) 1949-72 |
Hon Peter Morris (ALP) 1972-98 |
Jill Hall (ALP) 1998-2016 |
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| Hon Pat Conroy (ALP) 2016- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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