Wyong is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. The district is a 640.55 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. It covers part of Central Coast Council, including the towns of

Wyong Wyong () is a town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately South-South-West of Newcastle and North-North-East of the state capital Sydney. Established in , it is one of the two administrative centres fo ...

and Toukley.

History

Wyong was originally established in 1962. In 1973, it was replaced by Munmorah and a redistricted

Gosford Gosford is a waterfront city at the northern end of Brisbane Water on the Central Coast in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Gosford Waterfront is known for its boating and scenic views on the shores of Brisbane Water. Gosford is ...

. In 1988, a recreated Wyong and The Entrance replaced

Tuggerah Tuggerah () is a large commercial hub and a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 91 km north of Sydney and 68 km south of Newcastle. It is the second largest business hub, major ...

. In 2011 local businessman

Darren Webber Darren James Webber (born 29 June 1981), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wyong on the Central Coast for the Liberal Party from the 2011 New South Wales state election until 19 F ...

won the seat, becoming the first Liberal MP for Wyong, gaining a 9.5% swing. Former MP David Harris regained the seat for Labor in 2015.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Wyong takes in the suburbs of Alison, Blue Haven, Bushells Ridge, Canton Beach,

Cedar Brush Creek Cedar Brush Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located upstream from Wyong along the Wyong River. It is part of the local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative divisi ...

, Chittaway Bay,

Chittaway Point Chittaway Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible ...

, Dooralong, Durren Durren, Gorokan, Halloran, Hamlyn Terrace,

Jilliby Jilliby ( ) is a large rural locality with farms and bushland that is located in the Dooralong Valley of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Population In the 2016 Census, there w ...

, Kanwal, Kiar, Lake Haven, Lemon Tree, Little Jilliby,

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Norah Head Norah Head (originally known as Bungaree's Norah after the early colonial Indigenous explorer named Bungaree), is a headland and a coastal village in the Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council local government area on th ...

, Noraville,

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, Ravensdale, Rocky Point,

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, Tacoma South, Toukley, Tuggerawong, Wadalba, Wallarah,

Warnervale Warnervale is a town in the Central Coast Council local government area in the Central Coast region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies approximately 101 km north of Sydney, located west of Tuggerah Lake, a large shallow ...

, Watanobbi, Woongarrah,

, Wyongah,

Wyong Creek Wyong Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. In the , Wyong Creek had a population of 476 people. History Wyong Public School was requested in April 1881 and opene ...

Yarramalong Yarramalong ''(cedar country)'' is a township and suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located upstream from Wyong along the Wyong River. It is part of the local government area. The Yarramalong township has: Ru ...

and parts of Doyalson and

Members for Wyong

Election results

References

External links

* {{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales

1962 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1962 1973 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1973 1988 establishments in Australia

City of Lake Macquarie