Divisions · New South Wales · 126,226 enrolled

Newcastle

Sharon Claydon (Labor) won Newcastle in 2025 with 65.80% of the final two-candidate vote against Charlotte McCabe (Greens), a safe margin of 15.80 points.

Member now Sharon Claydon Labor · in Parliament since 7 September 2013

Boundaries: AEC, March 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Turnout: 92.22%
Informal: 7.00%
Labor TPP: 70.79%
TPP swing to Labor: +2.85
Formal votes: 108,266
2022 winner: Sharon Claydon (Labor)

2025 · first preferences

8 candidates

Sharon ClaydonLabor · sitting member · elected 49,054 45.31% +1.25
Charlotte McCabeGreens 24,061 22.22% +2.21
Asarri McPheeLiberal 20,638 19.06% −5.23
Phillip HeyneOne Nation 5,789 5.35% +0.83
Jennifer StefanacTrumpet of Patriots 3,861 3.57% +2.53
Jason BriggsFamily First 2,319 2.14% +2.14
Steve O'BrienSocialist Alliance 1,656 1.53% +1.53
Robert CreechIndependent 888 0.82% +0.82

Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).

After preferences

The final two

Sharon Claydon · Labor 65.80% 71,244

Charlotte McCabe · Greens 34.20% 37,022

Lead: 34,222 of 108,266 votes. The final two were not Labor and the Coalition; the AEC's separate Labor–Coalition count gives Labor 70.79%.

Distribution of preferences · 7 counts

Candidate	First	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
Jennifer Stefanac · Trumpet of Patriots	3,861	3,940	4,065	4,440	excl.
Steve O'Brien · Socialist Alliance	1,656	1,778	excl.
Charlotte McCabe · Greens	24,061	24,225	25,344	25,699	26,776	28,640	37,022
Asarri McPhee · Liberal	20,638	20,730	20,814	21,324	22,106	27,170	excl.
Sharon Claydon · Labor	49,054	49,210	49,500	49,941	50,564	52,456	71,244
Jason Briggs · Family First	2,319	2,493	2,592	excl.
Robert Creech · Independent	888	excl.
Phillip Heyne · One Nation	5,789	5,890	5,951	6,862	8,820	excl.

Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.