Electoral district of Port Macquarie
| Port Macquarie New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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| File:Nsw electoral district portmacquarie 2015.svg
Location in New South Wales
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| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1988–present |
| MP | Leslie Williams |
| Party | The Nationals |
| Area | 1,459.69 km2 (563.6 sq mi) |
Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Leslie Williams of the The Nationals.
It presently includes parts of coastal Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (including Port Macquarie, Dunbogan, Kendall, Kew, Laurieton, North Haven and West Haven) and the northeast of the City of Greater Taree (including Coopernook, Lansdowne, Moorland, Hannam Vale, Johns River and Stewarts River). The district also includes Lord Howe Island.[1]
History
Port Macquarie was created in 1988, replacing Oxley (which was recreated in 1991).
Members for Port Macquarie
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bruce Jeffery | National | 1988–1991 | |
| Wendy Machin | National | 1991–1996 | |
| Rob Oakeshott | National | 1996–2002 | |
| Independent | 2002–2008 | ||
| Peter Besseling | Independent | 2008–2011 | |
| Leslie Williams | National | 2011–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Leslie Williams | 30,567 | 62.1 | +9.7 | |
| Labor | Kristy Quill | 11,866 | 24.1 | +18.4 | |
| Greens | Drusi Megget | 4,384 | 8.9 | +5.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Ashley Prinable | 1,572 | 3.2 | +1.1 | |
| No Land Tax | Paul Grasso | 845 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,234 | 97.2 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,426 | 2.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,660 | 91.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Leslie Williams | 31,699 | 69.0 | −9.8 | |
| Labor | Kristy Quill | 14,272 | 31.1 | +9.8 | |
| National hold | Swing | −9.8 | |||
References
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- ↑ State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
