Electoral district of Wyong

Wyong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 44,017 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. The main urban centres are the towns of Wyong, Toukley and Wyee. It is represented by Darren Webber of the Liberal Party of Australia

Issues of concern in recent elections have included maintaining urban development at a sustainable rate, and ensuring the water supply in the area.

Liberal MPs wearing Water Not Coal T-Shirts

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.

Members for Wyong

First incarnation (1962–1973)
Member		Party	Period
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Ray Maher	Labor	1962–1965
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Harry Jensen	Labor	1965–1973
Second incarnation (1988–present)
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Harry Moore	Labor	1988–1991
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Paul Crittenden	Labor	1991–2007
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	David Harris	Labor	2007–2011
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|	Darren Webber	Liberal	2011–2014
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|		Independent	2014–present

[[File:Liberal MPs wearing Water Not Coal T-Shirts.jpg|thumb|Liberal MPs wearing Water Not Coal T-Shirts]]

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wyong

New South Wales state election, 2011: Wyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Darren Webber	20,665	45.9	+14.3
	Labor	David Harris	18,038	40.1	-2.5
	Greens	Sue Wynn	4,834	10.9	+5.8
	Christian Democrats	Roger Fernandez	1,444	3.2	+0.5
Total formal votes			45,031	96.1	−1.2
Informal votes			1,851	3.9	+1.2
Turnout			46,882	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Darren Webber	21,771	52.6	+9.5
	Labor	David Harris	19,619	47.4	-9.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.5

External links

• "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 September 2011.