Electoral district of Munmorah

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Munmorah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales, which partly replaced Wyong in 1973. It was named after Lake Munmorah or the locality of the same name. In 1981, it was replaced by Swansea and Tuggerah. Its only member was Harry Jensen, representing the Labor Party. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Munmorah

MemberPartyTerm
  Harry Jensen Labor 1973–1981

Election results

1978 New South Wales state election: Munmorah [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Jensen 25,29377.3+8.8
Liberal Brian Taylor7,42622.7-8.8
Total formal votes32,71998.1-0.5
Informal votes6261.9+0.5
Turnout 33,34593.5-1.5
Labor hold Swing +8.8

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References

  1. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Munmorah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "The Hon. (Harry) Henry Frederick Jensen (1913-1998)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1978 Munmorah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.