Electoral results for the district of Wyong

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Wyong, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1962 to 1973, the second from 1988 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members

First incarnation (1962–1973)
ElectionMemberParty
1962   Ray Maher Labor
1965 Harry Jensen
1968
1971
 
Second incarnation (1988–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1988   Harry Moore Labor
1991 Paul Crittenden
1995
1999
2003
2007 David Harris
2011   Darren Webber Liberal
2015   David Harris Labor
2019
2023

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Wyong [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Harris 24,57552.2−0.3
Liberal Matt Squires (disendorsed)9,92921.1−10.4
One Nation Martin Stevenson6,85014.6+14.6
Greens Doug Williamson3,7958.1−1.3
Sustainable Australia Susan Newbury1,8974.0+4.0
Total formal votes47,04696.0+1.2
Informal votes1,9684.0−1.2
Turnout 49,01486.3−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 27,89969.8+6.9
Liberal Matt Squires (disendorsed)12,04830.2−6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Wyong [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Harris 25,07752.11+0.96
Liberal Ying Shu Li-Cantwell15,33831.87−4.89
Greens Sue Wynn4,5539.46+2.75
Conservatives Martin Stevenson3,1536.55+6.55
Total formal votes48,12194.77−0.91
Informal votes2,6555.23+0.91
Turnout 50,77688.34−2.40
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 27,29662.45+3.72
Liberal Ying Shu Li-Cantwell16,41537.55−3.72
Labor hold Swing +3.72

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Wyong [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Harris 23,56551.1+13.2
Liberal Sandra Kerr16,93636.8−10.5
Greens Vicki Dimond3,0916.7−3.6
No Land Tax Annie McGeechan9292.0+2.0
Christian Democrats Stevan Dragojevic9142.0−1.2
  Socialist Equality Noel Holt3840.8+0.8
  Australia First Alex Norwick2520.5+0.5
Total formal votes46,07195.7+0.1
Informal votes2,0824.3−0.1
Turnout 48,15390.7+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 25,03758.7+13.3
Liberal Sandra Kerr17,59741.3−13.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Wyong [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Darren Webber 20,66545.9+14.3
Labor David Harris 18,03840.1-2.5
Greens Sue Wynn4,89410.9+5.8
Christian Democrats Roger Fernandez1,4443.2+0.5
Total formal votes45,03196.1-1.2
Informal votes1,8513.9+1.2
Turnout 46,88293.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Darren Webber 21,77152.6+9.5
Labor David Harris 19,61947.4-9.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.5

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Wyong [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Harris 18,00642.5-12.6
Liberal Ben Morton 13,36331.6-1.5
Independent Greg Best6,05814.3+14.3
Greens Scott Rickard2,1385.0+0.1
Against Further Immigration Richard Spark1,6273.8+2.3
Christian Democrats Adrian Loel1,1512.7+0.5
Total formal votes42,34397.2-0.4
Informal votes1,2042.8+0.4
Turnout 43,54793.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 20,21756.9-5.4
Liberal Ben Morton 15,34243.1+5.4
Labor hold Swing –5.4

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Wyong [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 24,64453.8-0.3
Liberal Ben Morton 15,61034.1+7.2
Greens Scott Rickard2,2294.9+4.9
Christian Democrats Gerda Hailes1,1382.5-0.4
One Nation Joanne May6881.5-8.1
Against Further Immigration Joyce Moylan6501.4-0.3
Independent Dianne Smith-Di Francesco4250.9+0.9
Democrats Christopher Stennett4090.9-2.0
Total formal votes45,79397.7+0.1
Informal votes1,0912.3-0.1
Turnout 46,88493.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 25,81061.1-4.4
Liberal Ben Morton 16,44338.9+4.4
Labor hold Swing -4.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Wyong [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 22,60654.1-5.2
Liberal Doug Lamb11,23326.9-13.0
One Nation Ron Holten4,0049.6+9.6
Democrats David Mott1,1992.9+2.5
Christian Democrats Bev Hopkins1,1912.9+2.9
Earthsave Carolyn Hastie8101.9+1.9
Against Further Immigration Maud Nelson7301.7+1.7
Total formal votes41,77397.6+3.9
Informal votes1,0382.4-3.9
Turnout 42,81194.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 24,39865.5+5.8
Liberal Doug Lamb12,87334.5-5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Wyong [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 20,74858.7+5.6
Liberal Peter Richardson14,58441.3+4.0
Total formal votes35,33293.6+1.2
Informal votes2,4336.4-1.2
Turnout 37,76594.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Wyong [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 16,39253.1-0.2
Liberal Rick Walton11,52737.3-9.4
Democrats Jan Watts1,2834.2+4.2
Independent Phil Kenny1,0943.5+3.5
Independent Gordon Craig5861.9+1.9
Total formal votes30,88292.3-4.2
Informal votes2,5707.7+4.2
Turnout 33,45294.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 17,61359.0+5.7
Liberal Rick Walton12,22941.0-5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Wyong [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Moore 16,49454.5-3.9
Liberal Ian Crook13,75445.5+14.0
Total formal votes30,24896.5-1.1
Informal votes1,1073.5+1.1
Turnout 31,35594.2
Labor notional  hold Swing -8.9

District re-created

1973 - 1988

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1970s

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Wyong [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Jensen 18,08462.5+6.9
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist9,57433.1-8.4
Democratic Labor Estelle Drinkwater1,2754.4+1.5
Total formal votes28,93398.7
Informal votes3801.3
Turnout 29,31394.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 18,33963.4+6.8
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist10,59436.6-6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Wyong [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Jensen 11,11552.6
Liberal Frederick Vaughan9,41744.5
Democratic Labor Herbert Collins6192.9
Total formal votes21,15198.4
Informal votes3491.6
Turnout 21,50094.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 11,23953.1+3.0
Liberal Frederick Vaughan9,91246.9-3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Wyong [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Jensen 12,27355.6+2.3
Liberal Kenneth Charters8,92840.4+0.6
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell8884.0+0.3
Total formal votes22,08998.7+0.2
Informal votes2981.3−0.2
Turnout 22,38794.9+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 12,45156.4+0.8
Liberal Kenneth Charters9,63843.6−0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Wyong [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ray Maher 10,43153.3
Liberal Kenneth Charters7,79739.8
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell7273.7
Independent Harold Turnbull6153.1
Total formal votes19,57098.5
Informal votes2931.5
Turnout 19,86394.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Maher 10,88355.6
Liberal Kenneth Charters8,68744.4
Labor notional  hold Swing N/A
  • Wyong was a new seat that was notionally a safe Labor seat. [22]

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