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Electoral district of The Entrance 
Summary
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.
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | David Mehan | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | The Entrance | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,363 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 124.21 km2 (48.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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The Entrance is traditionally a marginal seat.
Geography edit
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 edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 edit
- ^ "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.