Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Labor Party. It includes all of the City of Cessnock (including Cessnock and Kurri Kurri) and a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend).
History Cessnock was created in 1913, but was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and absorbed into Maitland. It was recreated in 1927 and included much of the Central Coast until the creation of Gosford in 1950. It has historically been a safe seat.
At the 2007 election, it encompassed all of City of Cessnock, a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Beresfield and Tarro), a small part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Barnsley and West Wallsend) and a small part of Singleton Council (including Belford). At the 2013 redistribution it gained Broke, Milbrodale and Wollombi from Upper Hunter and lost Beresfield and Tarro to Wallsend.
Members for Cessnock First incarnation (1913—1920)MemberPartyTerm William Kearsley 1913–1920 Second incarnation (1927—present)MemberPartyTerm Jack Baddeley 1927–1949 John Crook 1949–1959 George Neilly 1959–1978 Bob Brown 1978–1980 Stan Neilly 1981–1988 Bob Roberts 1988–1991 Stan Neilly 1991–1999 Kerry Hickey 1999–2011 Clayton Barr 2011–present
Election results
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