Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery retires after 20 years
Hornery held Labor's safest seat for two decades. She was the only Hunter Labor MP to survive the 2011 Liberal wipeout.
Sonia Hornery will not run in next year's NSW state election. She was the Member for Wallsend for 20 years.
Hornery was the only Hunter Labor MP to survive the 2011 election loss. The Liberal Party made huge gains across the region then.
Hornery said the decision came after months of careful thought. Premier Chris Minns praised her as a fierce local member.
She never forgot who sent her to Parliament. Labor has not yet named a successor.
The position is expected to be hotly contested within local Labor ranks.
- 20 years
- Years in Parliament
- Only Hunter Labor MP to survive
- 2011 survivors
- March
- Election date
- Newcastle councillor
- Previous role
Why it mattersLabor loses a veteran MP from one of its safest seats. The succession will shape the party's Hunter presence for years to come.
AustraliaNSW state politics shifts as a 20-year Labor voice in the Hunter region prepares to step aside; the succession battle will test Labor's local power.
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