Electoral district of Upper Hunter
Upper Hunter New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | New South Wales |
Dates current | 1856–1894 1904–1920 1927–present |
MP | Dave Layzell |
Party | Nationals |
Electors | 56,127 (2021) |
Area | 27,687.50 km2 (10,690.2 sq mi) |
Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The seat is currently held by Dave Layzell for the National Party after he was elected at a by-election to replace Michael Johnsen.
Upper Hunter covers the entirety of Dungog Shire, Muswellbrook Shire, Upper Hunter Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire (excluding the area around Werris Creek), the northern half of Singleton Shire (including Singleton itself), northeastern Mid-Western Regional Council (including Bylong) and part of Mid-Coast Council.
History
In 1859, Upper Hunter replaced the Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, established in the first Parliament in 1856. It had two members from 1880 to 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and largely replaced by Robertson and Singleton. In 1904 Robertson was abolished and Upper Hunter was recreated. It was abolished from 1920 with the introduction of proportional representation, but was recreated in 1927.
Upper Hunter is one of three electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party and always by the conservative side of politics since the abolition of proportional representation in 1927, the other two being Tamworth and Oxley. The Nationals have held the district without interruption since 1931.
Members for Upper Hunter
First incarnation 1856–1894
1859–1880, 1 member | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
John Robertson | None | 1859–1861 | |
Thomas Dangar | None | 1861–1864 | |
James White | None | 1864–1868 | |
Archibald Bell | None | 1868–1872 | |
John Creed | None | 1872–1874 | |
Francis White | None | 1874–1875 | |
Thomas Hungerford | None | 1875–1875 | |
John McElhone | None | 1875–1880 |
1880–1894, 2 members | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
John McLaughlin | None | 1880–1885 | John McElhone | None | 1880–1885 | ||
Robert Fitzgerald | None | 1885–1887 | Thomas Hungerford | None | 1885–1887 | ||
Free Trade | 1887–1889 | John McElhone | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |||
Protectionist | 1889–1894 | William Abbott | Protectionist | 1889–1891 | |||
Thomas Williams | Labor | 1891–1894 |
Second incarnation 1904–1920
1904–1920, 1 member | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
William Fleming | Liberal Reform | 1904–1910 | |
William Ashford | Labor | 1910–1910 | |
Henry Willis | Liberal Reform | 1910–1913 | |
Independent Liberal | 1913–1913 | ||
Mac Abbott | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1918 | ||
William Cameron | Nationalist | 1918–1920 |
Third incarnation 1927–present
1927–present, 1 member | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
William Cameron | Nationalist | 1927–1931 | |
Malcolm Brown | Independent Country | 1931–1932 | |
Country | 1932–1939 | ||
D'Arcy Rose | Country | 1939–1959 | |
Leon Punch | Country | 1959–1962 | |
Frank O'Keefe | Country | 1962–1969 | |
Col Fisher | Country, National | 1970–1988 | |
George Souris | National | 1988–2015 | |
Michael Johnsen | National | 2015–2021 | |
Dave Layzell | National | 2021–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Dave Layzell | 14,805 | 31.20 | −2.79 | |
Labor | Jeff Drayton | 10,055 | 21.19 | −7.46 | |
One Nation | Dale McNamara | 5,845 | 12.32 | +12.32 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Sue Gilroy | 5,676 | 11.96 | −10.08 | |
Independent | Kirsty O'Connell | 4,176 | 8.80 | +8.80 | |
Independent | Tracy Norman | 1,951 | 4.11 | +4.11 | |
Greens | Sue Abbott | 1,648 | 3.47 | −1.31 | |
Independent | Steven Reynolds | 1,027 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eva Pears | 698 | 1.47 | −2.96 | |
Independent | Kate Fraser | 644 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
Animal Justice | Michael Dello-Iacovo | 397 | 0.84 | −1.14 | |
Sustainable Australia | Calum Blair | 375 | 0.79 | −1.43 | |
Independent | Archie Lea | 156 | 0.33 | +0.33 | |
Total formal votes | 47,453 | 97.47 | +0.85 | ||
Informal votes | 1,234 | 2.53 | −0.85 | ||
Turnout | 48,687 | 86.74 | −3.80 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Dave Layzell | 18,484 | 55.82 | +3.26 | |
Labor | Jeff Drayton | 14,631 | 44.18 | −3.26 | |
National hold | Swing | +3.26 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Michael Johnsen | 16,492 | 33.99 | −4.88 | |
Labor | Melanie Dagg | 13,900 | 28.65 | −3.89 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Lee Watts | 10,697 | 22.04 | +22.04 | |
Greens | Tony Lonergan | 2,320 | 4.78 | −0.73 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Ellis | 2,151 | 4.43 | +4.43 | |
Sustainable Australia | Calum Blair | 1,077 | 2.22 | +2.22 | |
Animal Justice | Claire Robertson | 961 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
Christian Democrats | Richard Stretton | 927 | 1.91 | −0.21 | |
Total formal votes | 48,525 | 96.61 | −0.30 | ||
Informal votes | 1,701 | 3.39 | +0.30 | ||
Turnout | 50,226 | 90.54 | −0.70 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Michael Johnsen | 19,341 | 52.56 | +0.35 | |
Labor | Melanie Dagg | 17,456 | 47.44 | −0.35 | |
National hold | Swing | +0.35 |
- Electoral districts of New South Wales
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- Constituencies disestablished in 1894
- 1904 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1904
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- Constituencies disestablished in 1920
- 1927 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1927
- Dungog Shire
- Mid-Coast Council
- Muswellbrook Shire
- Singleton Council
- Upper Hunter Shire