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The Division of Charlton is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Matthew Charlton, who was Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1922-28. The division is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, including the coal-mining towns of Cardiff and Wallsend as well as Toronto, Morisset, Cooranbong, Glendale and Warners Bay. The current Member for Charlton, since the 2013 federal election, is Pat Conroy, a member of the Australian Labor Party. Under the proposed redistribution for the next federal election, Charlton is set to be renamed Hunter. The current Division of Hunter is slated to be abolished, and the Australian Electoral Commission's guidelines for redistributions require it to preserve the names of original Federation electorates where possible.〔(Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015 )〕〔(Draft federal redistribution of New South Wales: Poll Bludger )〕 ==History== Charlton was first created in 1984. Much of its territory came from the Division of Hunter, which Matthew Charlton held from 1910 to 1928. Since its inception, it has been a safe seat for Labor. The Hunter Region is one of the few country areas where Labor has consistently done well. The most prominent members have been Bob Brown, a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, and Greg Combet, a former secretary of the ACTU from 2000 to 2007, and a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments. During the 2013 federal election campaign, the Liberal Party of Australia endorsed Kevin Baker as their candidate for the division. However, Baker was forced to end his campaign on 21 August 2013 due to controversy over inappropriate content on a car enthusiasts' website that he hosted. The Australian Electoral Commission had closed candidate nominations by the time Baker abandoned his campaign. The Liberals did not field a replacement candidate in the election. However, Baker was still listed on ballot papers as the Liberal candidate, as they had already been printed at the time of Baker's resignation from the campaign; in excess of electors gave him their first preference vote.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Division of Charlton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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