Electoral district of Wahroonga
| Wahroonga New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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