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Australian Electoral Commission
New South Wales
Named after Matthew Charlton (1866–1948), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1903–1910), Member of House of Representatives (1910–1928) and Leader of the Australian Labor Party (1922–1928).
It covers an area of approximately 567 sq km from Cardiff, Warners Bay, Wallsend and Garden Suburb in the east, south to Wyee and north to Wallsend.
The main suburbs include Cardiff, Edgeworth, and Wallsend in the Newcastle area and Boolaroo, Speers Point, Toronto, Wangi Wangi, Warners Bay, Morisset and Wyee in the Lake Macquarie area.
Light and heavy engineering, timber, textiles, some dairy farms and poultry farming, tourism, coal-mining, electricity, sulphide production and retailing.
1984
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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses
Provincial
| 3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 86 091 Informal Vote: 3.03% Turnout: 96.20% Seat Status: Safe Labor Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 87 830 Informal Vote:
Turnout:
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Enrolment: 83 459 Informal Vote: 4.57% Turnout: 95.63% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Labor Two Party Preferred:
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The AEC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.