Electoral district of Wyong

Wyong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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	56,809 (2023)
Area	640.55 km^2 (247.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
Electorates around Wyong: Cessnock Lake Macquarie Swansea Gosford Wyong Pacific Ocean Gosford The Entrance The Entrance

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.

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.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Wyong takes in the suburbs of Alison, Blue Haven, Bushells Ridge, Canton Beach, Cedar Brush Creek, Chittaway Bay, Chittaway Point, Dooralong, Durren Durren, Gorokan, Halloran, Hamlyn Terrace, Jilliby, Kanwal, Kiar, Lake Haven, Lemon Tree, Little Jilliby, Magenta, Mardi, Norah Head, Noraville, Palmdale, Palm Grove, Ravensdale, Rocky Point, Tacoma, Tacoma South, Toukley, Tuggerawong, Wadalba, Wallarah, Warnervale, Watanobbi, Woongarrah, Wyong, Wyongah, Wyong Creek, Yarramalong and parts of Doyalson and Tuggerah.

Members for Wyong

First incarnation (1962–1973)
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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wyong

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]

2023 New South Wales state election: Wyong[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. "The Hon. Raphael Septimus Maher (1911 - 1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "The Hon. (Harry) Henry Frederick Jensen (1913-1998)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. "Mr Harry Frank Moore". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
4. "Mr Paul Ronald Crittenden". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
5. "Mr David Robert Harris, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
6. "Mr Darren James Webber". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
7. LA First Preference: Wyong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
8. 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.