Windale, New South Wales
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Windale is a suburb of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, Australia
, located 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie
. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area
.
Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism
, crime and unemployment.
, a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
. It has been held since 1998 by Jill Hall
. The Windale booth was won easily at the 2010 federal election by the Labor Party, with a two-party preferred vote of 81.60%.
In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
, Windale is within the electorate of Charlestown
. Charlestown is regarded as a fairly safe Liberal
seat after Andrew Cornwell
won it at the New South Wales State election, 2011
. The seat was previously a safe Labor
seat.
Windale is located within the East Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie, which elected one Labor, one Liberal
, one Greens
and independent councillors at the 2007 local government elections.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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, located 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
.
Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
, crime and unemployment.
Government and politics
At federal level, Windale is within the Division of ShortlandDivision of Shortland
The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie...
, a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. It has been held since 1998 by Jill Hall
Jill Hall
Jill Griffiths Hall , an Australian politician, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, since the 1998, representing the seat of Shortland, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party....
. The Windale booth was won easily at the 2010 federal election by the Labor Party, with a two-party preferred vote of 81.60%.
In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
, Windale is within the electorate of Charlestown
Electoral district of Charlestown
Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Cornwell of the Liberal Party of Australia....
. Charlestown is regarded as a fairly safe Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
seat after Andrew Cornwell
Andrew Cornwell
Andrew Stuart Cornwell MP, is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2011 New South Wales State election.-Early years and background:...
won it at the New South Wales State election, 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
. The seat was previously a safe Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
seat.
Windale is located within the East Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie, which elected one Labor, one Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, one Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
and independent councillors at the 2007 local government elections.