Electoral district of The Entrance

The Entrance New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	David Mehan
Party	Labor Party
Electors	56,537 (2017)
Area	124.21 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
Electorates around The Entrance: Wyong Wyong Pacific Ocean Gosford The Entrance Pacific Ocean Gosford Terrigal Pacific Ocean

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.

Members for The Entrance

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Graham	Liberal	1988–1991
	Grant McBride	Labor	1992–2011
	Chris Spence	Liberal	2011–2014
		Independent	2014–2015
	David Mehan	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of The Entrance

New South Wales state election, 2015: The Entrance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Sharpe	21,049	43.9	−6.7
	Labor	David Mehan	20,086	41.9	+12.0
	Greens	Scott Rickard	4,493	9.4	−1.4
	Christian Democrats	Hadden Ervin	1,301	2.7	−1.7
	No Land Tax	Sonia Lopreiato	1,031	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			47,960	96.3	+0.5
Informal votes			1,850	3.7	−0.5
Turnout			49,810	90.5	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Mehan	22,392	50.4	+12.1
	Liberal	Michael Sharpe	22,054	49.6	−12.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.1

External links

• "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 April 2015.