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 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 | 57,477 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 640.55 km2 (247.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||
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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
    
| 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
    
- "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.
- "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
    
- "Wyong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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