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CHARLTON
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Greg COMBET |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Provincial |
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| Location
| Charlton covers the area from Rankin Park, Cardiff Heights, Cardiff South and Garden Suburb in the east, encompassing all of Lake Maquarie, then extending south to Wyee, including Mandalong and Martinsville to the west and Seahampton, West Wallsend and Maryland in the north. Main suburbs include, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Minmi and most of Wallsend in the Newcastle area, Boolaroo, Cardiff, Cooranbong, Edgeworth, Morisset, Speers Point, Toronto, Warners Bay, and Wangi Wangi in the Lake Macquarie area. |
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| Origin
| Charlton was named after Mr Matthew Charlton, the local Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1903-1910, Member of the House of Representatives 1910-1928 and ALP Leader 1922-1928. Charlton was first proclaimed in 1984. The first election was held for the Division in 1984. |
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| Products/Industries
| Light and heavy engineering, timber textiles, some dairy farms and poultry farming, tourism, coal-mining, electricity, sulphide production and retailing. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 578 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 124,205 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 91,277 as at 30/11/07 |
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