Labor has endorsed longtime Health Services Union official Adam Hall as its candidate for Hawkesbury at the 2027 state election. He will contest the seat held by Liberal MP Robyn Preston.
The Gazette understands Hall faced a challenge for preselection from a Hills Shire resident. NSW Labor’s candidate page confirms Hall’s endorsement. The date and method of selection, the other nominee’s identity and any ballot result are yet to be confirmed.
Hall will campaign in an electorate that takes in Windsor, Richmond and the mountain communities of Kurrajong and Bilpin, as well as Hills Shire suburbs including Box Hill, Gables and part of Rouse Hill. The 2021 redistribution brought about 3,000 Rouse Hill voters into Hawkesbury from Castle Hill. Those boundaries apply at the 2027 election.
Hall describes himself as a Hawkesbury local and says he has spent more than 30 years representing health and aged care workers and paramedics. The Health Services Union’s members include paramedics, allied health professionals, hospital support staff, and aged care and disability support workers.
The NSW Electoral Commission listed Hall as the HSU’s Political Division Secretary and its official agent for third-party campaigning at the 2023 state election. Union and club records also list him as a former chair of NSW Labor’s Health Policy Committee, although whether he still holds either role remains unconfirmed.
Hall served for two years as a director of the Pitt Town & District Sports Club before stepping down in November 2022. The club’s annual report also records his involvement in the Pitt Town Progress Association and Neighbourhood Watch.
Hall was identified as Labor’s candidate in the NSW Government’s 30 October announcement that construction had begun on the South Windsor ambulance station. He said the station would give paramedics a purpose-built base and increase capacity as the Hawkesbury grows. His official candidate profile gives few details about his wider priorities for the electorate.
