Division of Paterson

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The Division of Paterson is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales represented in the House of Representatives.

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instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
abolished 1984
chamber House of Representatives NERFINISHED
classification Rural and provincial
continent Australia
country Australia
created 1949
currentMemberOfParliament Meryl Swanson NERFINISHED
currentMPParty Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
currentMPStartYear 2016
daylightSavingTimezone AEDT
electoralCommission Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED
electoralSystem instant-runoff voting
electorateType Provincial
electors approximately 120000
electorsYear 2022
federalLevel Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
firstElection 1949 Australian federal election NERFINISHED
hasBorder Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
hasMapLabel Paterson NERFINISHED
hasPostcodeRange approximately 2315–2420
includesArea parts of the Hunter Region
parts of the Mid North Coast
includesTown Kurri Kurri NERFINISHED
Maitland NERFINISHED
Medowie NERFINISHED
Nelson Bay NERFINISHED
Raymond Terrace NERFINISHED
isPartOf New South Wales federal electorates NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn New South Wales
namedAfter Paterson River NERFINISHED
namesake Paterson River NERFINISHED
previouslyHeldByParty Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
National Party of Australia NERFINISHED
recreated 1992
recreatedForElection 1993 Australian federal election
redistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED
region Hunter Region
Port Stephens area NERFINISHED
representedIn Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED
state New South Wales
timezone AEST

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Paterson memberOfParliamentFor Division of Paterson
subject surface form: Meryl Swanson