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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

References

^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Wyong- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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^ Green, Antony. "1995 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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^ Green, Antony. "1988 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1971 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1968 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1965 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[Green_Wyong-1] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[ABC_Wyong-2] "Wyong- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[3] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[4] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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

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

[7] "Wyong: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[8] "Wyong: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[9] State Electoral District of Wyong: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[10] State Electoral District of Wyong: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

[Results_of_the_2011_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2011-11] Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

[Results_of_the_2007_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2007_Wyong-12] Green, Antony. "2007 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_2003_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2003_Wyong-13] Green, Antony. "2003 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1999_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1999_Wyong-14] Green, Antony. "1999 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1995_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1995_Wyong-15] Green, Antony. "1995 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1991_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1991_Wyong-16] Green, Antony. "1991 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1988_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1988_Wyong-17] Green, Antony. "1988 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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[Results_of_the_1968_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1968_Wyong-19] Green, Antony. "1968 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1965_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1965_Wyong-20] Green, Antony. "1965 Wyong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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Sydney North	Baulkham Hills Belmore Carlingford Central Cumberland Collaroy Cumberland Cumberland Boroughs Cumberland (North Riding) Earlwood Eastwood Ermington Fuller Gladesville Gordon Kirribilli Ku-ring-gai Middle Harbour Minchinbury Moorebank Mosman Mulgoa Nepean Neutral Bay Northcott North Sydney Seven Hills St Leonards St Marys Sherbrooke Sydney Hamlets The Hills Toongabbie Warringah Western Suburbs Windsor
Sydney City	Bligh Darling Harbour Darlinghurst East Sydney Elizabeth King McKell Phillip Port Jackson Pyrmont Sydney City Sydney-Belmore Sydney-Bligh Sydney-Cook Sydney-Denison Sydney-Fitzroy Sydney-Flinders Sydney-Gipps Sydney-King Sydney-Lang Sydney-Phillip Sydney-Pyrmont University of Sydney West Sydney
Sydney east	Alexandria Paddington Paddington-Waverley Randwick Surry Hills Waterloo Waverley Woollahra
Sydney south	Annandale Arncliffe Ashfield Ashfield-Croydon Balmain North Balmain South Bass Hill Burragorang Clyde Concord Cook's River Croydon Cumberland (South Riding) Darlington Dulwich Hill Enmore East Camden Eastern Suburbs Georges River Glebe Hurstville Ingleburn Lakemba Leichhardt Marrickville Menai Merrylands Narellan Newtown-Annandale Newtown-Camperdown Newtown-Erskine Newtown-St Peters Petersham Redfern Rozelle St George Smithfield South Sydney Sutherland Wentworthville West Camden Woronora Yaralla
Wollongong & south coast	Allowrie Bulli Bondi Botany Burwood Camperdown Corrimal Eden Eden-Bombala Illawarra Kembla Maneroo Moruya Munmorah St Vincent Shoalhaven United Counties of Murray and St Vincent Wollongong-Kembla
North west	Alma Armidale Bathurst (County) The Bogan Bourke Broken Hill Burrendong Carcoar Castlereagh Cobar Cook and Westmoreland Coonamble East Macquarie Glen Innes Gloucester Gloucester and Macquarie Goldfields North Gough Gunnedah Gwydir Hartley Inverell Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Moree Mudgee Namoi Narrabri New England New England and Macleay Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Quirindi Roxburgh Rylstone Sturt Tenterfield Uralla-Walcha Western Boroughs Wilcannia Willyama
South west	Argyle Ashburnham Balranald Belubula Bingara Blayney Boorowa Bowral Braidwood Burrangong Burrinjuck Condoublin Corowa Cowra The Darling Deniliquin Forbes Goldfields South Goldfields West Grenfell Gundagai Hay Hume King and Georgiana Lachlan Lachlan and Lower Darling Lyndhurst Molong Murray-Darling Murrumbidgee Queanbeyan Southern Boroughs Southern Highlands Temora Tumut Wentworth Wynyard Yass Yass Plains Young
Queensland	Brisbane Burnett Clarence and Darling Downs Darling Downs East Moreton Ipswich Lachlan and Lower Darling Leichhardt, Queensland Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis Stanley Boroughs Stanley County West Moreton