Shortland (Australian federal division)
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Shortland is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, centered on coastal suburbs south of Newcastle and represented in the House of Representatives.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Australian federal electoral division ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Division of Dobell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Division of Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| classification | Outer metropolitan / provincial coastal seat ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Pacific coast beaches
ⓘ
parts of Lake Macquarie shoreline ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| created | 1949 ⓘ |
| electorateType | Provincial ⓘ |
| electsTo | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalElectoralDivisionOf | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstContested | 1949 Australian federal election ⓘ |
| governedByRedistributionAuthority | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastalCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasMajorPopulationCentre |
Lake Macquarie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal suburbs south of Newcastle ⓘ |
| includesSuburb |
Belmont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belmont North NERFINISHED ⓘ Belmont South NERFINISHED ⓘ Caves Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlestown (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleebana NERFINISHED ⓘ Floraville NERFINISHED ⓘ Gateshead NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewells NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Redhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ Tingira Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Warners Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitebridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Windale NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Lake Macquarie foreshore ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunter Region ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Shortland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shortland, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyProclaimed | 1948 ⓘ |
| stateElectoralDivisionOf | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalAlignment | Australian Labor Party stronghold ⓘ |
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