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Electoral district of Cessnock
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Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kerry Hickey of the Australian Labor Party.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,176 electors on 29 April 2007.[1] At the 2007 election it will encompass all of City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri), a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Beresfield and Tarro), a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend) and a small part of Singleton Shire (including Belford).[2]
| Member | Party affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| William Kearsley | Australian Labor Party | 1913-1920 |
| John Baddeley | Australian Labor Party | 1927-1949 |
| John Crook | Australian Labor Party | 1949-1959 |
| George Neilly | Australian Labor Party | 1959-1978 |
| Robert Brown | Australian Labor Party | 1978-1980 |
| Stan Neilly | Australian Labor Party | 1981-1988 |
| Bob Roberts | Liberal Party | 1988-1991 |
| Stan Neilly | Australian Labor Party | 1991-1999 |
| Kerry Hickey | Australian Labor Party | 1999-present |
- ^ Redistribution Commissioners' Report. Election Funding Authority of New South Wales (21 December 2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Cessnock Electoral District. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- State Electoral District - Cessnock Results 2003. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
- State Electoral District - Cessnock Results 1999. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
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