Electoral district of Wahroonga

Wahroonga
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Wahroonga; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Created	2023
MP	Alister Henskens
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Wahroonga
Electors	58,521 (2020)
Area	50.28 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	33°43′44″S151°6′36″E / 33.72889°S 151.11000°E
	Electorates around Wahroonga:

Last updated January 12, 2025

Wahroonga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was contested for the first time at the 2023 election.^[1]

History

Wahroonga was created as a result of the 2021 redistribution and largely replaced the abolished electorate of Ku-ring-gai. Based on the results of the 2019 election, it is a safe seat for the Liberal Party with an estimated notional margin of 19.0 percent.^[2]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Wahroonga takes in the suburbs of Normanhurst, North Wahroonga, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble, Westleigh and parts of Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Pymble and Turramurra.^[3]

Members for Wahroonga

Member		Party	Term
	Alister Henskens	Liberal	2023–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Wahroonga^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alister Henskens	26,727	50.5	−7.7
	Labor	Parsia Abedini	12,242	23.1	+3.9
	Greens	Tim Dashwood	7,387	13.9	+1.1
	Independent	Kristyn Haywood	4,927	9.3	+9.3
	Sustainable Australia	Stephen Molloy	1,676	3.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			52,959	97.9	+0.2
Informal votes			1,116	2.1	−0.2
Turnout			54,075	91.5	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alister Henskens	28,940	60.6	−8.4
	Labor	Parsia Abedini	18,849	39.4	+8.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.4

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References

↑ "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
↑ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
↑ "Other (410)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 26 August 2021. p. 2021:1812. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
↑ LA First Preference: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[redistribution-report-1] "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[Green2021-2] Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[gazette-3] "Other (410)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 26 August 2021. p. 2021:1812. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[4] LA First Preference: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[5] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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