Charlestown is an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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. It has been represented by
Jodie Harrison
Jodie Elizabeth Harrison (born 1968) is an Australian politician who has represented the Charlestown Electorate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party since 25 October 2014, when she was elected in a by-election.
Pers ...
of the
Labor Party since the
Charlestown by-election on 25 October 2014.
It is located within
Greater Newcastle
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and includes part of the
City of Lake Macquarie
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(including
Charlestown,
Kahibah
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Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flag ...
,
Whitebridge,
Dudley
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,
Gateshead
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,
Mount Hutton,
Windale
Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of . Windale is a lower socio-economic area consi ...
,
Kotara South,
Cardiff
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,
Hillsborough,
Warners Bay
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...
,
Eleebana
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History
Eleebana remained unsettled until it became part of the Newca ...
and
Tingira Heights) and a small part of the
City of Newcastle
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(including
Adamstown and
Kotara
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).
History
The seat was created in 1971, replacing parts of the abolished districts of
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and
Kahibah
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Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flag ...
. It was held continuously by Labor until the
2011 election, when it was won by
Andrew Cornwell
Andrew Stuart Cornwell (born 29 December 1969) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from the 2011 election until 2014, representing the electorate of Charlestown. He was elected as a Li ...
of the
Liberal Party
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. Cornwell became an independent and moved to the crossbench on 6 August 2014 after accusations at
ICAC. He resigned from parliament on 12 August 2014 after evidence of corruption was uncovered.
Jodie Harrison won the subsequent by-election.
Members for Charlestown
Election results
References
{{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Charlestown
1971 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1971
Politics of Newcastle, New South Wales
City of Lake Macquarie