Electoral results for the district of Wyong

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]

Members

First incarnation (1962–1973)
Election Member Party
1962   Ray Maher Labor
1965 Harry Jensen
1968
1971
 
Second incarnation (1988–present)
Election Member Party
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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Wyong[5][6]
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

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Wyong [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Harris 25,077 52.11 +0.96
Liberal Ying Shu Li-Cantwell 15,338 31.87 −4.89
Greens Sue Wynn 4,553 9.46 +2.75
Conservatives Martin Stevenson 3,153 6.55 +6.55
Total formal votes 48,121 94.77 −0.91
Informal votes 2,655 5.23 +0.91
Turnout 50,776 88.34 −2.40
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 27,296 62.45 +3.72
Liberal Ying Shu Li-Cantwell 16,415 37.55 −3.72
Labor hold Swing +3.72

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Wyong [9][10]
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
  Socialist Equality Noel Holt 384 0.8 +0.8
  Australia First 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

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Wyong[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Darren Webber 20,665 45.9 +14.3
Labor David Harris 18,038 40.1 −2.5
Greens Sue Wynn 4,894 10.9 +5.8
Christian Democrats Roger Fernandez 1,444 3.2 +0.5
Total formal votes 45,031 96.1 −1.2
Informal votes 1,851 3.9 +1.2
Turnout 46,882 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Darren Webber 21,771 52.6 +9.5
Labor David Harris 19,619 47.4 −9.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.5

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Wyong [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Harris 18,006 42.5 −12.6
Liberal Ben Morton 13,363 31.6 −1.5
Independent Greg Best 6,058 14.3 +14.3
Greens Scott Rickard 2,138 5.0 +0.1
Against Further Immigration Richard Spark 1,627 3.8 +2.3
Christian Democrats Adrian Loel 1,151 2.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 42,343 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 1,204 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 43,547 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Harris 20,217 56.9 −5.4
Liberal Ben Morton 15,342 43.1 +5.4
Labor hold Swing –5.4

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Wyong [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 24,644 53.8 −0.3
Liberal Ben Morton 15,610 34.1 +7.2
Greens Scott Rickard 2,229 4.9 +4.9
Christian Democrats Gerda Hailes 1,138 2.5 −0.4
One Nation Joanne May 688 1.5 −8.1
Against Further Immigration Joyce Moylan 650 1.4 −0.3
Independent Dianne Smith-Di Francesco 425 0.9 +0.9
Democrats Christopher Stennett 409 0.9 −2.0
Total formal votes 45,793 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 1,091 2.3 −0.1
Turnout 46,884 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 25,810 61.1 −4.4
Liberal Ben Morton 16,443 38.9 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Wyong [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 22,606 54.1 −5.2
Liberal Doug Lamb 11,233 26.9 −13.0
One Nation Ron Holten 4,004 9.6 +9.6
Democrats David Mott 1,199 2.9 +2.5
Christian Democrats Bev Hopkins 1,191 2.9 +2.9
Earthsave Carolyn Hastie 810 1.9 +1.9
Against Further Immigration Maud Nelson 730 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,773 97.6 +3.9
Informal votes 1,038 2.4 −3.9
Turnout 42,811 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 24,398 65.5 +5.8
Liberal Doug Lamb 12,873 34.5 −5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Wyong [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 20,748 58.7 +5.6
Liberal Peter Richardson 14,584 41.3 +4.0
Total formal votes 35,332 93.6 +1.2
Informal votes 2,433 6.4 −1.2
Turnout 37,765 94.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Wyong [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Crittenden 16,392 53.1 −0.2
Liberal Rick Walton 11,527 37.3 −9.4
Democrats Jan Watts 1,283 4.2 +4.2
Independent Phil Kenny 1,094 3.5 +3.5
Independent Gordon Craig 586 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 30,882 92.3 −4.2
Informal votes 2,570 7.7 +4.2
Turnout 33,452 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Crittenden 17,613 59.0 +5.7
Liberal Rick Walton 12,229 41.0 −5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Wyong [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Moore 16,494 54.5 −3.9
Liberal Ian Crook 13,754 45.5 +14.0
Total formal votes 30,248 96.5 −1.1
Informal votes 1,107 3.5 +1.1
Turnout 31,355 94.2
Labor notional hold Swing −8.9

District re-created

1973 - 1988

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1970s

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wyong.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Wyong [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jensen 18,084 62.5 +6.9
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist 9,574 33.1 −8.4
Democratic Labor Estelle Drinkwater 1,275 4.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 28,933 98.7
Informal votes 380 1.3
Turnout 29,313 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 18,339 63.4 +6.8
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist 10,594 36.6 −6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Wyong.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Wyong [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jensen 11,115 52.6
Liberal Frederick Vaughan 9,417 44.5
Democratic Labor Herbert Collins 619 2.9
Total formal votes 21,151 98.4
Informal votes 349 1.6
Turnout 21,500 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 11,239 53.1 +3.0
Liberal Frederick Vaughan 9,912 46.9 −3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Wyong.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Wyong [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jensen 12,273 55.6 +2.3
Liberal Kenneth Charters 8,928 40.4 +0.6
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell 888 4.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 22,089 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 298 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 22,387 94.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 12,451 56.4 +0.8
Liberal Kenneth Charters 9,638 43.6 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Wyong.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Wyong [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Maher 10,431 53.3
Liberal Kenneth Charters 7,797 39.8
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell 727 3.7
Independent Harold Turnbull 615 3.1
Total formal votes 19,570 98.5
Informal votes 293 1.5
Turnout 19,863 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Maher 10,883 55.6
Liberal Kenneth Charters 8,687 44.4
Labor notional hold Swing N/A
  • Wyong was a new seat that was notionally a safe Labor seat.[22]

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