Electoral district of Swansea
# Electoral district of Swansea

Swansea is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Yasmin Catley of the Labor Party.

Swansea is situated between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in eastern City of Lake Macquarie and northeastern Central Coast Council. It includes Swansea and extends as far north as Valentine, Belmont North and Jewells and as far south as San Remo and Budgewoi.

Swansea was created in 1981 and has usually been held by Labor.

## Members for Swansea

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Don Bowman | Labor | 1981–1988 |
| Ivan Welsh | Independent | 1988–1991 |
| Don Bowman | Labor | 1991–1995 |
| Jill Hall | Labor | 1995–1998 |
| Milton Orkopoulos | Labor | 1999–2006 |
| Milton Orkopoulos | Independent | 2006–2006 |
| Robert Coombs | Labor | 2007–2011 |
| Garry Edwards | Liberal | 2011–2014 |
| Garry Edwards | Independent | 2014–2015 |
| Yasmin Catley | Labor | 2015–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Swansea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Yasmin Catley | 27,943 | 53.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Megan Anderson | 14,590 | 28.0 | −4.9 |
| | Greens | Heather Foord | 4,463 | 8.6 | +1.4 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Alan Ellis | 3,253 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jackson | 1,918 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,167 | 96.3 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,010 | 3.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,177 | 88.9 | −2.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Yasmin Catley | 30,972 | 65.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Megan Anderson | 16,351 | 34.6 | −4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
