Electoral District Of Upper Hunter
Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia.
According to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 47,303 electors on 29 April 2007. At the 2007 election it will include the lightly inhabited southwestern part of the City of Cessnock, Singleton Shire (except for an area around Branxton), Dungog Shire, Gloucester Shire, Muswellbrook Shire, Upper Hunter Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire (excluding the area around Werris Creek) and northeastern Mid-Western Regional Council (including Bylong).
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