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Electoral district of Maitland

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Maitland
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1904–present
MPJenny Aitchison
PartyLabor
NamesakeMaitland
Electors60,292 (2019)
Area391.74 km2 (151.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Maitland:
Upper Hunter Upper Hunter Port Stephens
Cessnock Maitland Port Stephens
Cessnock Cessnock Wallsend

Maitland is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1904.

Election results[change]

2023 New South Wales state election: Maitland[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jenny Aitchison 26,792 51.9 +6.6
Liberal Michael Cooper 11,745 22.7 −2.6
One Nation Neil Turner 4,404 8.5 −2.7
Greens Campbell Knox 3,725 7.2 +1.1
Legalise Cannabis Daniel Dryden 2,906 5.6 +5.6
Independent Alex Lee 1,200 2.3 +2.3
Sustainable Australia Sam Ferguson 861 1.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 51,633 96.5 +0.5
Informal votes 1,890 3.5 −0.5
Turnout 53,523 88.6 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jenny Aitchison 30,647 68.6 +3.9
Liberal Michael Cooper 14,012 31.4 −3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

References[change]

  1. LA First Preference: Maitland, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Maitland, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.