The seat of Hunter is a safe Labor electorate covering inland parts of the Hunter region. The seat covers parts of Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton, Muswellbrook and the Upper Hunter, with a majority of voters in the strongly pro-Labor area between Cessnock and Maitland. The seat is held by Joel Fitzgibbon, who was Minister for Defence in the Rudd government until his resignation in June 2009.
Seat profile #82: Hunter
– April 25, 2010
