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This seat surprised me, in that the Greens managed to finish 2nd here and made the 2CP, even despite numerous right wing minor parties contesting.
This is not that surprising to have Greens as 2CP finish. Charlotte McCabbe is a very active and well known politician in Newcastle. She is an incumbent Councillor and also is currently the Acting Lord Mayor of Newcastle City Council until early 2026 when the Lord Mayor Kerridge returns from medical leave.
Charlotte is pragmatic and some people see her as more progressive and representative of what the city needs rather than Sharon Claydon. The Coal Industry is set to start to faulter in the coming decade or so, which I think will push a lot of people angry at Labor and Liberals (as they have not had much of a plan to transition workers in this industry when compared to the Greens).
Newcastle also has a local newspaper (Newcastle Herald) which is not owned by Newscorp, which may have potentially limited influence of right wing parties in Newcastle city.