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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Michael Parris

Libs want radical redraw of Hunter election boundaries before 2025

Muswellbrook faces shifting into the New England electorate before the next election. Picture by Mathew Perry

Tens of thousands of Hunter voters will switch seats before the 2025 federal election if the Australian Electoral Commission adopts boundary redraw suggestions from the major parties.

The commission is weighing up new federal electoral boundaries as part of a seven-yearly process to account for population changes. The redistribution requires NSW to shed one of its 47 lower house seats.

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