| Wyong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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) Location in the Central Coast region | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Wyong: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links
- "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.