Shortland (Australian federal division)

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Shortland is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, centered on coastal suburbs south of Newcastle and represented in the House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
borderedBy Division of Dobell
Division of Hunter
Division of Newcastle
Division of Paterson
Pacific Ocean
classification Outer metropolitan / provincial coastal seat
containsFeature Pacific coast beaches
parts of Lake Macquarie shoreline
country Australia
created 1949
electorateType Provincial
electsTo Australian House of Representatives
federalElectoralDivisionOf New South Wales
firstContested 1949 Australian federal election
governedByRedistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission
hasChamber Australian House of Representatives
hasCoastalCharacter true
hasMajorPopulationCentre Lake Macquarie
coastal suburbs south of Newcastle
includesSuburb Belmont
Belmont North
linked to: Belmont South

Belmont South
Caves Beach
Charlestown (parts)
linked to: Charlestown

Dudley
Eleebana
Floraville
Gateshead
Jewells
Mount Hutton
Redhead
Swansea
Swansea Heads
Tingira Heights
Valentine
Warners Bay
Whitebridge
Windale
parts of Lake Macquarie foreshore
locatedIn Central Coast region
Hunter Region
New South Wales
namedAfter John Shortland
Shortland, New South Wales
originallyProclaimed 1948
stateElectoralDivisionOf Parliament of Australia
traditionalPoliticalAlignment Australian Labor Party stronghold

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Belmont, New South Wales electoralDistrictFederal Shortland (Australian federal division)