The seat was first established in 1894 and was abolished in 1930. Wallsend was re-created at the 1968 election and has remained ever since.
The key industries in the area are health, transport equipment, tertiary education, food-processing, railway goods, chemicals and heavy engineering.
The Wallsend Electorate has a population of almost 76,000 residents and more than 57,000 enrolled voters.
