Wyong is an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
. 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,
Magenta
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,
Mardi
''Mardi: and a Voyage Thither'' is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance sto ...
,
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,
Palmdale
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On August 24, 1962 ...
,
Palm Grove
Palm Grove is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about upstream along Ourimbah Creek from the town of Ourimbah. It is part of the local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an adm ...
,
Ravensdale,
Rocky Point,
Tacoma
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, northwest of Mount ...
,
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,
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 ...
,
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
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 ...
.
Members for Wyong
Election results
References
External links
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{{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
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 ...
1962 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1962
1973 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1973
1988 establishments in Australia
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 ...
City of Lake Macquarie