Electoral results for the district of Wyong

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wyong in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1962 to 1973, the second from 1988 to the present.

Members for Wyong

First incarnation (1962–1973)
Member Party Period
  Ray Maher Labor 1962–1965
  Harry Jensen Labor 1965–1973
Second incarnation (1988–present)
  Harry Moore Labor 1988–1991
  Paul Crittenden Labor 1991–2007
  David Harris Labor 2007–2011
  Darren Webber Liberal 2011–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  David Harris Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wyong[1][2]
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
Noel Holt 384 0.8 +0.8
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
New South Wales state election, 2011: Wyong[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Darren Webber 20,665 45.9 +14.3
Labor David Harris 18,038 40.1 -2.5
Greens Sue Wynn 4,834 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

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wyong
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
AAFI 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
New South Wales state election, 2003: Wyong
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
AAFI 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

New South Wales state election, 1999: Wyong
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
AAFI 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
New South Wales state election, 1995: Wyong
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
New South Wales state election, 1991: Wyong
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

New South Wales state election, 1988: Wyong
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 hold Swing -8.9

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wyong
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

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wyong
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
New South Wales state election, 1965: Wyong
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
New South Wales state election, 1962: Wyong
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 hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Wyong: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Wyong: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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