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 | 56,764 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 44,017 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 | Labor | 1962–1965 | |
| Harry Jensen | Labor | 1965–1973 | |
| Second incarnation (1988–present) | |||
| Harry Moore | Labor | 1988–1991 | |
| Paul Crittenden | Labor | 1991–2007 | |
| David Harris | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
| Darren Webber | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
| Independent | 2014–2015 | ||
| David Harris | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Harris | 23,565 | 51.1 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal | Sandra Kerr | 16,936 | 36.8 | −10.5 | |
| Greens | Vicki Dimond | 3,091 | 6.7 | −3.6 | |
| No Land Tax | Annie McGeechan | 929 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Stevan Dragojevic | 914 | 2.0 | −1.2 | |
| Noel Holt | 384 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Alex Norwick | 252 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 46,071 | 95.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,082 | 4.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 48,153 | 90.7 | +3.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Harris | 25,037 | 58.7 | +13.3 | |
| Liberal | Sandra Kerr | 17,597 | 41.3 | −13.3 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.3 | |||
References
External links
- "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 April 2015.