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Wyong
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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	57,477 (2019)
Area	640.55 km2 (247.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
	Electorates around 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.

History edit

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 edit

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
	Darren Webber ^[6]	Independent	2014–2015
	David Harris ^[5]	Labor	2015–present

Election results 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 edit

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.