Division of Paterson

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The Division of Paterson is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales represented in the House of Representatives.

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Division of Paterson canonical 4

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instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
abolished 1984
chamber House of Representatives
classification Rural and provincial
continent Australia
country Australia
created 1949
currentMemberOfParliament Meryl Swanson
currentMPParty Australian Labor Party
currentMPStartYear 2016
daylightSavingTimezone AEDT
electoralCommission Australian Electoral Commission
electoralSystem instant-runoff voting
electorateType Provincial
electors approximately 120000
electorsYear 2022
federalLevel Commonwealth of Australia
firstElection 1949 Australian federal election
hasBorder Pacific Ocean
hasMapLabel Paterson
hasPostcodeRange approximately 2315–2420
includesArea parts of the Hunter Region
parts of the Mid North Coast
includesTown Kurri Kurri
Maitland
Medowie
Nelson Bay
Raymond Terrace
isPartOf New South Wales federal electorates
jurisdiction Parliament of Australia
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn New South Wales
namedAfter Paterson River
namesake Paterson River
previouslyHeldByParty Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
recreated 1992
recreatedForElection 1993 Australian federal election
redistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission
region Hunter Region
Port Stephens area
linked to: Port Stephens
representedIn Australian House of Representatives
state New South Wales
timezone AEST

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Meryl Swanson memberOfParliamentFor Division of Paterson
subject linked to: Paterson
Meryl Swanson representsElectorate Division of Paterson
Meryl Swanson officeContested Division of Paterson