predecessor parliament successor constituency_mp party term_start article_title term_end name
john bartlett new south wales kate washington port stephens liberal -rrb- -lrb- until 2014 -rrb- independent -lrb- from 2014 24 march 2007 craig baumann
 6 march 2015 craig baumann
craig baumann

craig asbjorn baumann -lrb- born 30 april 1953 -rrb- is an australian politician .
he was a member of the new south wales legislative assembly from 2007 to 2015 , representing the electorate of port stephens .
he was elected as a member of the liberal party of australia , but resigned to sit as an independent in 2014 following his implication in independent commission against corruption proceedings .
baumann was elected at the 2007 state election .
following two weeks of re-counts , he was elected on a two party preferred margin of 68 votes , making port stephens the most marginal electorate in new south wales .
before entering state politics , craig baumann was mayor of port stephens .
following admissions by baumann , at a hearing of the new south wales independent commission against corruption -lrb- icac -rrb- on 12 september 2014 , that he had written sham invoices to cover up payments received from developers during his election campaign in 2007 , he announced that he would resign from the liberal party and move to the crossbench of the legislative assembly .
