Federal division, provincial
Paterson
In New South Wales.
Sitting member
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About
About Paterson
Paterson is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, just north of Newcastle on the Tasman Sea coast. It is held by Meryl Swanson of the Australian Labor Party. The division covers the lower Hunter Valley and outer suburbs of Greater Newcastle, including Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Nelson Bay and Raymond Terrace.
- Named after
- Banjo Paterson, the federation-era poet and author
- Created
- 1949, at the redistribution of 11 May 1949
- Area
- 1,123 square kilometres after the 2015 redistribution
- Previous members
- Bob Horne (Labor) and Bob Baldwin (Liberal) alternated the seat from 1993
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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