Electoral district of Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	Leslie Williams
Party	The Nationals
Area	1,459.69 km^2 (563.6 sq mi)

Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Leslie Williams of The Nationals.

It presently includes parts of coastal Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (including Port Macquarie, Dunbogan, Kendall, Kew, Laurieton, North Haven and West Haven) and the northeast of the City of Greater Taree (including Coopernook, Lansdowne, Moorland, Hannam Vale, Johns River and Stewarts River). The district also includes Lord Howe Island.^[1]

History

Port Macquarie was created in 1988, replacing Oxley (which was recreated in 1991).

Members for Port Macquarie

Member		Party	Term
	Bruce Jeffery	National	1988–1991
	Wendy Machin	National	1991–1996
	Rob Oakeshott	National	1996–2002
		Independent	2002–2008
	Peter Besseling	Independent	2008–2011
	Leslie Williams	National	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Port Macquarie^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Leslie Williams	30,567	62.1	+9.7
	Labor	Kristy Quill	11,866	24.1	+18.4
	Greens	Drusi Megget	4,384	8.9	+5.2
	Christian Democrats	Ashley Prinable	1,572	3.2	+1.1
	No Land Tax	Paul Grasso	845	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			49,234	97.2	−0.9
Informal votes			1,426	2.8	+0.9
Turnout			50,660	91.5	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Leslie Williams	31,699	69.0	−9.8
	Labor	Kristy Quill	14,272	31.1	+9.8
	National hold		Swing	−9.8

References

1. "Port Macquarie". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
2. State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.