Electoral district of Wyong

Wyong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
File:Nsw electoral district wyong 2015.svg Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1962–1973 1988–present
MP	David Harris
Party	Australian Labor Party
Area	640.55 km2 (247.3 sq mi)

Wyong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 44,017 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. It covers much of Wyong Shire, 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.

Members for Wyong

First incarnation (1962–1973)
Member		Party	Period
	Ray Maher	Labor	1962–1965
	Harry Jensen	Labor	1965–1973
Second incarnation (1988–present)
	Harry Moore	Labor	1988–1991
	Paul Crittenden	Labor	1991–2007
	David Harris	Labor	2007–2011
	Darren Webber	Liberal	2011–2014
		Independent	2014–2015
	David Harris	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wyong

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Harris	23,565	51.1	+13.2
	Liberal	Sandra Kerr	16,936	36.8	−10.5
	Greens	Vicki Dimond	3,091	6.7	−3.6
	No Land Tax	Annie McGeechan	929	2.0	+2.0
	Christian Democrats	Stevan Dragojevic	914	2.0	−1.2
		Noel Holt	384	0.8	+0.8
		Alex Norwick	252	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			46,071	95.7	+0.1
Informal votes			2,082	4.3	−0.1
Turnout			48,153	90.7	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Harris	25,037	58.7	+13.3
	Liberal	Sandra Kerr	17,597	41.3	−13.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.3