Electoral district of Wyong
Wyong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1962–1973 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | David Harris | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 57,477 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 640.55 km2 (247.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Wyong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 640.55 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. It covers part of Central Coast Council, including the towns of Wyong and Toukley.
History[]
Wyong was originally established in 1962. In 1973, it was replaced by Munmorah and a redistricted Gosford. In 1988, a recreated Wyong and The Entrance replaced Tuggerah.
In 2011 local businessman Darren Webber won the seat, becoming the first Liberal MP for Wyong, gaining a 9.5% swing. Former MP David Harris regained the seat for Labor in 2015.
Members for Wyong[]
First incarnation (1962–1973) | |||
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Member | Party | Period | |
Ray Maher [1] | Labor | 1962–1965 | |
Harry Jensen [2] | Labor | 1965–1973 | |
Second incarnation (1988–present) | |||
Harry Moore [3] | Labor | 1988–1991 | |
Paul Crittenden [4] | Labor | 1991–2007 | |
David Harris [5] | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
Darren Webber [6] | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
Independent | 2014–2015 | ||
David Harris [5] | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | David Harris | 25,077 | 52.11 | +0.96 | |
Liberal | Ying Shu Li-Cantwell | 15,338 | 31.87 | −4.89 | |
Greens | Sue Wynn | 4,553 | 9.46 | +2.75 | |
Conservatives | Martin Stevenson | 3,153 | 6.55 | +6.55 | |
Total formal votes | 48,121 | 94.77 | −0.91 | ||
Informal votes | 2,655 | 5.23 | +0.91 | ||
Turnout | 50,776 | 88.34 | −2.40 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Harris | 27,296 | 62.45 | +3.72 | |
Liberal | Ying Shu Li-Cantwell | 16,415 | 37.55 | −3.72 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.72 |
References[]
- ^ "The Hon. Raphael Septimus Maher (1911 - 1966)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. (Harry) Henry Frederick Jensen (1913-1998)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Harry Frank Moore". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Paul Ronald Crittenden". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr David Robert Harris, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Darren James Webber". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Wyong: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Wyong: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
External links[]
- "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Categories:
- Electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1962 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1962
- 1973 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 1973
- 1988 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1988
- City of Lake Macquarie