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
	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

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
	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

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
	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

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]