Federal division, provincial
Newcastle
In New South Wales.
Sitting member
About
About Newcastle
Newcastle is an Australian House of Representatives electorate in New South Wales, classed as provincial. It is held by Sharon Claydon of the Australian Labor Party. The division was proclaimed in 1900 and named after the city of Newcastle, around which it is centred. Claydon's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on the Newcastle region's issues.
- Proclaimed
- 1900, one of the original 65 divisions
- Party holding the seat
- Australian Labor Party, for its entire existence
- Members since 1901
- Six members
- Current member in office since
- 2013 federal election
- Classification
- Provincial
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
Who's advertising
MPs and candidates for Newcastle whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.
We don't follow any candidate's page for Newcastle yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Newcastle are on the spending page.