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Paterson

Paterson is a federal electorate in New South Wales, held by Meryl Swanson of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 6.89 points — a fairly safe seat.

Member for Paterson

Meryl Swanson

Australian Labor Party

Their voting record and expenses →

The 2025 result

Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.

  • Meryl SWANSONLabor56.89%61,841 votes
  • Laurence ANTCLIFFLiberal43.11%46,863 votes
Margin
6.89%
Fairly Safe
Two-party-preferred swing
+4.29%
to Australian Labor Party
Turnout
92.76%
127,926 enrolled

First preferences in 2025

How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.

  • Labor37.1%
  • Coalition27.2%
  • Independents12.1%
  • Minor parties8.5%
  • One Nation7.6%
  • Greens7.6%

Suburbs in Paterson

73 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 5of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • Raymond Terrace
  • Rutherford
  • East Maitland
  • Medowie
  • Thornton (NSW)
  • Aberglasslyn
  • Nelson Bay (NSW)
  • Corlette
  • Salamander Bay
  • Gillieston Heights
  • Metford
  • Ashtonfield
  • Chisholm (NSW)
  • Anna Bay
  • Fern Bay
  • Beresfield
  • Tanilba Bay
  • Tenambit
  • Woodberry
  • Heddon Greta 100%
  • Lemon Tree Passage
  • Telarah
  • Cliftleigh
  • Raworth
  • Maitland (NSW)
  • Shoal Bay (NSW)
  • Tarro
  • Morpeth
  • Fingal Bay
  • Soldiers Point
  • Salt Ash
  • Lochinvar
  • Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW)
  • Mallabula
  • Louth Park
  • Windella
  • Williamtown
  • Fullerton Cove
  • Bobs Farm
  • Heatherbrae
  • Farley
  • Black Hill (NSW)
  • One Mile (NSW)
  • South Maitland
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Millers Forest
  • Swan Bay (Port Stephens - NSW)
  • Tomago
  • Bishops Bridge
  • Eagleton
  • Berry Park
  • Oakhampton
  • Oakhampton Heights
  • Taylors Beach (NSW)
  • Buchanan (NSW) 56%
  • Ferodale
  • Duckenfield
  • Oyster Cove (NSW)
  • Stockrington
  • Oswald
  • Gosforth
  • Fishermans Bay
  • Lenaghan
  • Harpers Hill
  • Anambah
  • Windermere (NSW)
  • Buttai
  • Pitnacree
  • Loxford
  • Allandale (NSW) 43%
  • Greta (NSW) 1%
  • Hexham (NSW) 9%
  • Mount Dee

Postcodes in Paterson

13 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 8of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • 2320 71%
  • 2323 94%
  • 2322 99%
  • 2321 77%
  • 2315
  • 2324 59%
  • 2318
  • 2319
  • 2317
  • 2316
  • 2295 50%
  • 2326 3%
  • 2334 1%

Where this comes from

  • Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
  • Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
  • These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.

Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.