What is Division of Charlton?
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | federal = yes | name = Charlton | image = Division of Charlton 2010.png | imagesize = 300 | caption = Division of Charlton (green) in [[New South Wales]] | created = 1984 | abolished = 2016 | namesake = [[Matthew Charlton]] | electors = 94,474 (2010) | area = 688 | class = Provincial }} [[File:Matthew Charlton.jpg|thumb|left|Matthew Charlton]] The '''Division of Charlton''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[New South Wales]]. It was created in 1984 and was named for [[Matthew Charlton]], leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] 1922-28.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url= http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/charlton.htm |title=Profile of the electoral division of Charlton (NSW) |first= |last= |work=Australian Electoral Commission |year=2013 |accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref> It covered the [[Hunter Region]] area of New South Wales. It included the towns of [[Cardiff, New South Wales|Cardiff]], [[Wallsend, New South Wales|Wallsend]], [[Toronto, New South Wales|Toronto]], [[Morisset, New South Wales|Morisset]], [[Cooranbong, New South Wales|Cooranbong]], [[Glendale, New South Wales|Glendale]] and [[Warners Bay]].<ref name=profile/> In October 2015 the [[Australian Electoral Commission]] said the division would be renamed at the next election. Because of population changes New South Wales lost one division, and a new one was created in Western Australia. To abolish the seat, the boundaries in New South Wales were redrawn. The old [[Division of Hunter]] was to be abolished. Since Hunter is an original Federation electorate, the [[Australian Electoral Commission]]'s guidelines for redistributions means it has to try and keep the Hunter name.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/electoral-commission-to-abolish-federal-nsw-seat-of-hunter/6860172 Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2015/10/