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.
| Wyong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1962–1973 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | David Harris | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Wyong | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,809 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 640.55 km2 (247.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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History
editWyong 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.
Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Wyong takes in the suburbs of Alison, Blue Haven, Bushells Ridge, Canton Beach, Cedar Brush Creek, Chittaway Bay, Chittaway Point, Dooralong, Durren Durren, Gorokan, Halloran, Hamlyn Terrace, Jilliby, Kanwal, Kiar, Lake Haven, Lemon Tree, Little Jilliby, Magenta, Mardi, Norah Head, Noraville, Palmdale, Palm Grove, Ravensdale, Rocky Point, Tacoma, Tacoma South, Toukley, Tuggerawong, Wadalba, Wallarah, Warnervale, Watanobbi, Woongarrah, Wyong, Wyongah, Wyong Creek, Yarramalong and parts of Doyalson and Tuggerah.
Members for Wyong
edit| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | David Harris | 24,575 | 52.2 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Matt Squires (disendorsed) | 9,929 | 21.1 | −10.4 | |
| One Nation | Martin Stevenson | 6,850 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
| Greens | Doug Williamson | 3,795 | 8.1 | −1.3 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Susan Newbury | 1,897 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,046 | 96.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,968 | 4.0 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 49,014 | 86.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Harris | 27,899 | 69.8 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal | Matt Squires (disendorsed) | 12,048 | 30.2 | −6.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ LA First Preference: Wyong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wyong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
edit- "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.