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Shortland

Shortland is a federal electorate in New South Wales, held by Pat Conroy of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 11.51 points — a safe seat.

Member for Shortland

Pat Conroy

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.

  • Pat CONROYLabor61.51%66,494 votes
  • Emma KINGLiberal38.49%41,614 votes
Margin
11.51%
Safe
Two-party-preferred swing
+5.51%
to Australian Labor Party
Turnout
93.39%
122,971 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.

  • Labor44.6%
  • Coalition26.2%
  • Greens11.3%
  • One Nation9.1%
  • Independents4.4%
  • Minor parties4.3%

Suburbs in Shortland

57 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 4of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

  • Charlestown (NSW)
  • Warners Bay
  • Belmont (NSW)
  • Eleebana
  • Belmont North
  • Cardiff (NSW)
  • Valentine
  • Lake Munmorah
  • Swansea (NSW)
  • San Remo (NSW)
  • Caves Beach
  • Redhead
  • Gwandalan
  • Mount Hutton (NSW)
  • Macquarie Hills
  • Buff Point
  • Budgewoi
  • Windale
  • Speers Point
  • Gateshead
  • Glendale (NSW) 93%
  • Cardiff South
  • Whitebridge
  • Chain Valley Bay
  • Summerland Point
  • Halekulani
  • Kahibah
  • Mannering Park
  • Dudley
  • Jewells
  • Tingira Heights
  • Garden Suburb
  • Blacksmiths
  • Marks Point
  • Floraville
  • Boolaroo
  • Lakelands (NSW)
  • Argenton
  • Kotara South
  • Belmont South
  • Catherine Hill Bay
  • Highfields (NSW)
  • Adamstown Heights 16%
  • Nords Wharf
  • Murrays Beach
  • Pelican (NSW)
  • Cardiff Heights 48%
  • Croudace Bay
  • Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie - NSW)
  • Swansea Heads
  • Doyalson North
  • Doyalson
  • Cams Wharf
  • Kingfisher Shores
  • Kotara 2%
  • Little Pelican
  • Crangan Bay

Postcodes in Shortland

10 postcodes 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.

  • 2290
  • 2280
  • 2259 26%
  • 2285 49%
  • 2282
  • 2281
  • 2262 69%
  • 2284 51%
  • 2289 26%
  • 2306

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.