Electoral district of The Entrance

The Entrance
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1988–present
MPDavid Mehan
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeThe Entrance
Electors58,657 (2023)
Area124.21 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
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 in the central-eastern part of the Central Coast Council on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The Entrance is traditionally a marginal seat.

Geography

On its current boundaries, The Entrance takes in the 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.[1]

Members for The Entrance

Member Party Term
  Bob Graham [2] Liberal 1988–1991
  Grant McBride [3] Labor 1992–2011
  Chris Spence [4] Liberal 2011–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  David Mehan [5] Labor 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of The Entrance
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Mehan 22,153 45.0 +1.7
Liberal Nathan Bracken 17,433 35.4 −2.3
Greens Ralph Stephenson 4,206 8.6 +0.7
Sustainable Australia Georgia Lamb 2,131 4.3 +1.9
Animal Justice Fardin Pelarek 1,896 3.9 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Bentley Logan 1,372 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 49,191 96.7 +1.0
Informal votes 1,688 3.3 −1.0
Turnout 50,879 86.7 −3.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 25,782 57.8 +2.5
Liberal Nathan Bracken 18,793 42.2 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

References

  1. ^ "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ LA First Preference: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.