Division Profile
| Division Name |
SHORTLAND |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Hall, J (ALP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Naval Lieutenant John Shortland 1739-1803 who discovered coal near Newcastle. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
| Area |
182 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Provincial |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
93,176 |
| Turnout |
95.79% |
| Informal |
4.16% |
| Location |
Shortland covers an area of approximately 182 sq km from Highfields and Kotara South in the north to Budgewoi and Lake Haven in the south and is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean and on the west by the Newcastle bypass, Hillsborough Road, King Street, the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie and Mannering Lake, Wyee Road, the Pacific Highway, Wallarah Rd, the southern shoreline of Budgewoi Lake, the Budgewoi/ Toukley locality boundary, Budgewoi Road and Werepi Street. The main suburbs include Belmont, Budgewoi, Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Chain Valley Bay, Charlestown, Dudley, Eleebana, Floraville, Gateshead, Gwandalan, Halekulani, Highfields, Jewells, Kahibah, Kotara South, Lake Haven, Lake Munmorah, Mannering Park, Nords Wharf, Redhead, San Remo, Summerland Point, Swansea, Tingira Heights, Valentine, Whitebridge, Windale and parts of Doyalson, Gorokan, Hillsborough and Warners Bay. |
| Products and Industry |
Coal mining, tourism, fishing, power stations, building industry and poultry farming. |
Members
| Hall, J (ALP) 1998- |
| Morris, P (ALP) 1972-1998 |
| Griffiths, C E (ALP) 1949-1972 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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