Australia heads to the polls on Saturday, July 2 for the federal election.
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The new-look seat of Hunter, thanks to a redistribution that halved the area covered by the seat, meant it lost Maitland and Kurri Kurri to Paterson electorate and the towns north of Aberdeen including Scone and Murrurundi to New England.
In the redistribution it gained most of the urban areas on the western shore of Lake Macquarie formerly part Charlton.
Hunter still includes the towns of Cessnock, Singleton Muswellbrook and Branxton.
The candidates for Hunter, in ballot paper order, are Ruth Rogers (The Nationals), John Harvey (independent), Joel Fitzgibbon (Australian Labor Party), Arjay Martin (independent), Peter Morris (Australian Greens), Richard Stretton (Christian Democratic Party– Fred Nile Group), John Warham (independent) and Cordelia Troy (independent).
Seven candidates will contest the seat of Paterson, which now includes Neath, Abermain, Weston, Kurri Kurri, Heddon Greta and Cliftleigh.
The Paterson candidates, as they appear on the ballot paper, are Graham Burston (Pauline Hanson’s One Nation), Brian Clare (Rise Up Australia), John Brown (Australian Greens), Meryl Swanson (Australian Labor Party), Peter Davis (Citizens Electoral Council), Karen Howard (Liberal Party of Australia) and Peter Arena (Christian Democratic Party – Fred Nile Group).
Polling booths are open from 8am to 6pm.
WHERE YOU CAN VOTE IN HUNTER
- Arcadia Vale Public School
- Argenton Community Hall
- Barnsley Public School
- Bellbird Public School
- Blackalls Park Public School
- Bonnells Bay Public School
- Booragul Public School
- Branxton Community Hall
- Broke Public School
- Cameron Park Community Centre
- Cessnock High School
- Cessnock West Public School
- North Cessnock Community Hall
- Cessnock East Public School
- Coal Point Public School
- Cooranbong Public School
- Denman Anglican Parish Hall
- Dora Creek Hall
- Edgeworth Public School
- Edgeworth Heights Public School
- Elderslie Community Hall
- Elermore Vale Public School
- Ellalong Public School
- Fassifern Public School
- Fennell Bay Public School
- Glendale East Public School
- Glendon School of Arts
- Greta Arts & Sports Community Hall
- Jerrys Plains Public School
- Kearsley Public School
- St. Josephs Primary School, Kilaben Bay
- Kitchener Public School
- Kirkton Public School
- Milbrodale Public School
- Millfield Public School
- Morisset Public School
- Mulbring Public School
- Muswellbrook PCYC
- Muswellbrook Indoor Sports Centre
- North Rothbury Bush Fire Brigade Station
- Nulkaba Public School
- Pokolbin Bush Fire Brigade Station
- Catalina Conference Centre, Rathmines
- Sandy Hollow Public School
- Singleton High School
- Singleton Public School
- Singleton Heights Public School
- South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club, Sunshine
- Teralba Public School
- Biraban Public School, Toronto
- Toronto Public School
- Wangi Wangi Public School
- West Wallsend High School
- Wollombi Community Hall
- Woodrising Neighbourhood Centre
- Mecca Village, Wyee
- Wyee Public School
WHERE YOU CAN VOTE IN PATERSON
- Abermain Plaza Hall
- Anna Bay Public School
- Ashtonfield Public School
- Beresfield Public School
- Bobs Farm Public School
- Corlette Community Hall
- East Maitland Church of Christ
- East Maitland Public School
- Maitland High School
- Fern Bay Community Hall
- Gillieston Public School
- Kurri Kurri Public School
- Lemon Tree Passage Old School Centre
- Lochinvar Public School
- Maitland Town Hall
- Medowie Public School
- Wirreanda Public School (Medowie)
- Metford Public School
- Millers Forest Public School
- Morpeth Uniting Church
- Nelson Bay Baptist Church Hall
- Port Stephens Police and Community Youth Club
- Pelaw Main Public School
- Irrawang High School
- Raymond Terrace Public School
- St Brigid's Primary School, Raymond Terrace
- Irrawang Public School
- Rutherford Playtime Pre-school
- Rutherford Technology High School
- St Paul's Parish Hall, Rutherford
- Salamander Bay Social and Welfare Club
- Tomaree Education Centre
- Salt Ash Public School
- Shoal Bay Public School
- Tanilba Bay Public School
- Tarro Community Hall
- Telarah Public School
- Tenambit Public School
- Somerset Sporting Complex, Thornton
- Thornton Public School
- Weston Civic Centre
- Williamtown Union Hall
- Woodberry Public School
