Federal Election 2019: Candidates Sharon Claydon and John Mackenzie speak with the Newcastle Herald ahead of the 2019 vote

By Scott Bevan
Updated May 4 2019 - 9:13pm, first published May 3 2019 - 5:00pm

HISTORY and a large margin have placed Labor in a comfortable position for retaining the seat of Newcastle in the May 18 Federal election.

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