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Electoral district of Wahroonga
Wahroonga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was contested for the first time at the 2023 election.[1]
| Wahroonga New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 2023 |
| MP | Alister Henskens |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Wahroonga |
| Electors | 58,521 (2020) |
| Area | 50.28 km2 (19.4 sq mi) |
It is an urban electorate on Sydney's upper North Shore.
History edit
Wahroonga was created as a result of the 2021 redistribution and largely replaced the abolished electorate of Ku-ring-gai. Based on the results of the 2019 election, it is a safe seat for the Liberal Party with an estimated notional margin of 19.0 percent.[2]
Geography edit
On its current boundaries, Wahroonga takes in the suburbs of Normanhurst, North Wahroonga, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble, Westleigh and parts of Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Pymble and Turramurra.[3]
Members for Wahroonga edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alister Henskens | Liberal | 2023–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alister Henskens | 26,727 | 50.5 | −7.7 | |
| Labor | Parsia Abedini | 12,242 | 23.1 | +3.9 | |
| Greens | Tim Dashwood | 7,387 | 13.9 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Kristyn Haywood | 4,927 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Stephen Molloy | 1,676 | 3.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,959 | 97.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,116 | 2.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 54,075 | 91.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Alister Henskens | 28,940 | 60.6 | −8.4 | |
| Labor | Parsia Abedini | 18,849 | 39.4 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Other (410)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 26 August 2021. p. 2021:1812. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ LA First Preference: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wahroonga, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links edit
- New South Wales Redistributions 2021