Electoral district of The Entrance

The Entrance
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
The Entrance; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Location in the Central Coast region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	David Mehan
Party	Labor Party
Electors	56,363 (2019)
Area	124.21 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
	Electorates around The Entrance:

The Entrance is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The Entrance represents the towns and suburbs of Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Bay, Fountaindale, Glenning Valley, Kangy Angy, Killarney Vale, Lisarow, Long Jetty, Mount Elliot, Niagara Park, Ourimbah, Shelly Beach, Somersby, The Entrance, The Entrance North, Toowoon Bay, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi and Wyoming.^[1]

Members for The Entrance[]

	Party	Term
Bob Graham ^[2]	Liberal	1988–1991
Grant McBride ^[3]	Labor	1992–2011
Chris Spence ^[4]	Liberal	2011–2014
Chris Spence ^[4]	Independent	2014–2015
David Mehan ^[5]	Labor	2015–present

Election results[]

2019 New South Wales state election: The Entrance ^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Mehan	20,744	43.14	+1.26
	Liberal	Brian Perrem	18,145	37.73	−6.15
	Greens	Stephen Pearson	3,691	7.68	−1.69
	Animal Justice	Maddy Richards	2,034	4.23	+4.23
	Keep Sydney Open	Jake Fitzpatrick	1,263	2.63	+2.63
	Sustainable Australia	Margaret Jones	1,218	2.53	+2.53
	Conservatives	Hadden Ervin	991	2.06	+2.06
Total formal votes			48,086	95.76	−0.53
Informal votes			2,130	4.24	+0.53
Turnout			50,216	89.09	−1.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Mehan	23,661	55.22	+4.84
	Liberal	Brian Perrem	19,189	44.78	−4.84
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.84

References[]

^ "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "The Entrance: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "The Entrance: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[1] "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Bob_Graham_NSW_parl-2] "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Grant_McBride_NSW_parl-3] "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Chris_Spence_NSW_parl-4] "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[David_Mehan_NSW_parl-5] "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[6] "The Entrance: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[7] "The Entrance: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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