Division of Paterson

Paterson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Paterson in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created	1949
Dates current	1949–84, 1992–present
MP	Meryl Swanson
Party	Labor
Namesake	Banjo Paterson
Electors	132,123 (2022)
Area	1,123 km2 (433.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
Coordinates	32°24′25″S 151°55′5″E / 32.40694°S 151.91806°E / -32.40694; 151.91806

The Division of Paterson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located just north of Newcastle, on the coast of the Tasman Sea. The division is named after federation-era poet and author Banjo Paterson and was originally created in 1949 and abolished in 1984. It was recreated after a redistribution in 1992.

The division is centred on the lower Hunter Valley and the outer suburbs of Greater Newcastle. It includes the city of Maitland and the towns of Kurri Kurri, Nelson Bay, Raymond Terrace and Salamander Bay. It covers most of the Port Stephens, and Maitland local government areas along with a small outer part of the City of Newcastle and parts of the northern end of the City of Cessnock.