Electoral district of Wallsend

Wallsend
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1917–1920
1927–1930
1968–present
MPSonia Hornery
PartyLabor
NamesakeWallsend
Electors59,050 (2019)
Area116.83 km2 (45.1 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Wallsend:
Maitland Maitland Port Stephens
Cessnock Wallsend Newcastle
Lake Macquarie Charlestown Newcastle

Wallsend is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1894, abolished in 1904, recreated in 1917, reabolished in 1930, recreated again in 1927, reabolished again in 1930 and recreated for a fourth time in 1968.

Originally a blue-collar electorate, Wallsend has always been held by Labor.

Wallsend is in western Newcastle.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Wallsend[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 33,127 63.9 +1.4
Liberal Callum Pull 6,988 13.5 −6.5
Greens Rebecca Watkins 5,545 10.7 +1.5
One Nation Pietro Di Girolamo 3,532 6.8 +6.8
Animal Justice Anna Nolan 1,088 2.1 −2.2
Independent Joshua Starrett 811 1.6 +1.6
Sustainable Australia Paul Akers 717 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 51,808 97.4 +1.0
Informal votes 1,365 2.6 −1.0
Turnout 53,173 88.4 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 38,043 81.8 +5.9
Liberal Callum Pull 8,489 18.2 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

References

  1. ↑ LA First Preference: Wallsend, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wallsend, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.