Electoral district of Swansea

Swansea
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Swansea; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1981–present
MP	Yasmin Catley
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Swansea
Electors	56,681 (2019)
Area	191.45 km2 (73.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
	Electorates around Swansea:

Swansea is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Yasmin Catley of the Labor Party.

Swansea was created in 1981 and has usually been held by Labor.

Geography

Swansea is situated between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in eastern City of Lake Macquarie and northeastern Central Coast Council. It includes Swansea and extends as far north as Valentine, Belmont North and Jewells and as far south as San Remo and Budgewoi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members for Swansea

	Party	Term
Don Bowman ^[4]	Labor	1981–1988
Ivan Welsh ^[5]	Independent	1988–1991
Don Bowman ^[4]	Labor	1991–1995
Jill Hall ^[6]	Labor	1995–1998
Milton Orkopoulos ^[7]	Labor	1999–2006
Milton Orkopoulos ^[7]	Independent	2006–2006
Robert Coombs ^[8]	Labor	2007–2011
Garry Edwards ^[9]	Liberal	2011–2014
Garry Edwards ^[9]	Independent	2014–2015
Yasmin Catley ^[10]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Swansea^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	27,943	53.6	+3.9
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	14,590	28.0	−4.9
	Greens	Heather Foord	4,463	8.6	+1.4
	Sustainable Australia	Alan Ellis	3,253	6.2	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Jackson	1,918	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			52,167	96.3	+0.6
Informal votes			2,010	3.7	−0.6
Turnout			54,177	88.9	−2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	30,972	65.4	+4.8
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	16,351	34.6	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

References

^ "Swansea". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr (Don) Donald John Bowman (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr Ivan Joseph Welsh (1940–2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mrs Jill Griffiths Hall (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr Milton Orkopoulos (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mr Robert Darcy Coombs (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Mr Garry Keith Edwards (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[1] "Swansea". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Green_Swansea-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[3] "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Don_Bowman_NSW_parl-4] "Mr (Don) Donald John Bowman (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[Ivan_Welsh_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Ivan Joseph Welsh (1940–2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Jill_Hall_NSW_parl-6] "Mrs Jill Griffiths Hall (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Milton_Orkopoulos_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Milton Orkopoulos (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Robert_Coombs_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Robert Darcy Coombs (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Garry_Edwards_NSW_Parl-9] "Mr Garry Keith Edwards (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[Yasmin_Catley_NSW_parl-10] "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[11] LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[12] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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