Division of Charlton

Charlton Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Charlton (green) in New South Wales
Created	1984
Abolished	2016
Namesake	Matthew Charlton
Electors	94,474 (2010)
Area	688 km2 (265.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

The Division of Charlton was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was created in 1984 and was named for Matthew Charlton, leader of the Australian Labor Party 1922-28.^[1] It covered the Hunter Region area of New South Wales. It included the towns of Cardiff, Wallsend, Toronto, Morisset, Cooranbong, Glendale and Warners Bay.^[1]

In October 2015 the Australian Electoral Commission said the division would be renamed at the next election. Because of population changes New South Wales lost one division, and a new one was created in Western Australia. To abolish the seat, the boundaries in New South Wales were redrawn. The old Division of Hunter was to be abolished. Since Hunter is an original Federation electorate, the Australian Electoral Commission's guidelines for redistributions means it has to try and keep the Hunter name.^[2][3] The area of Hunter was moved eastward and took over Charlton's former area.^[4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Profile of the electoral division of Charlton (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. ↑ Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015
3. ↑ Draft federal redistribution of New South Wales: Poll Bludger
4. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2016/guide/hunt/