Electoral district of Maitland

Maitland; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1904–present
MP	Jenny Aitchison
Party	Labor Party
Electors	58,122 (2017)
Area	391.74 km2 (151.3 sq mi)
	Electorates around Maitland:

Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

The district encompasses the entirety of the City of Maitland.^[1]

History

Maitland was created in 1904, replacing East Maitland and West Maitland. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, it absorbed parts of Upper Hunter, Singleton, Cessnock and Durham and elected three members. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Maitland was split into the single-member electorates of Maitland, Upper Hunter and Cessnock.

Members for Maitland

(1904–1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	John Gillies	Progressive	1904–1907
		Liberal Reform	1907–1910
		Independent Liberal	1910–1911
	Charles Nicholson	Liberal Reform	1911–1917
	Charles Nicholson	Nationalist	1917–1920

(1920–1927. 3 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Walter Bennett	Progressive	1920–1922		William Cameron	Nationalist	1920–1927		Walter O’Hearn	Labor	1920–1927
	Walter Bennett	Nationalist	1922–1927		William Cameron	Nationalist	1920–1927		Walter O’Hearn	Labor	1920–1927

(1927–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Walter O’Hearn	Labor	1927–1932
	Walter Howarth	United Australia	1932–1945
	Walter Howarth	Liberal	1945–1956
	Milton Morris	Liberal	1956–1980
	Peter Toms	Liberal	1981–1981
	Allan Walsh	Labor	1981–1991
	Peter Blackmore	Liberal	1991–1999
	John Price	Labor	1999–2007
	Frank Terenzini	Labor	2007–2011
	Robyn Parker	Liberal	2011–2015
	Jenny Aitchison	Labor	2015–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Maitland^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jenny Aitchison	20,298	42.4	+12.1
	Liberal	Steve Thomson	11,877	24.8	−14.7
	Independent	Philip Penfold	11,124	23.3	+23.3
	Greens	John Brown	3,040	6.4	−0.4
	Christian Democrats	Anna Balfour	912	1.9	−0.5
	No Land Tax	Tania Esposito	577	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			47,828	96.6	+0.2
Informal votes			1,695	3.4	−0.2
Turnout			49,523	92.6	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Aitchison	25,139	63.8	+18.8
	Liberal	Steve Thomson	14,246	36.2	−18.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+18.8

References

↑ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
↑ State Electoral District of Maitland: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Maitland: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

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[1] "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2014-03-05.

[2] State Electoral District of Maitland: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[3] State Electoral District of Maitland: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.