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Wahroonga
New South WalesLegislative Assembly

Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created2023
MPAlister Henskens
PartyLiberal
NamesakeWahroonga
Electors58,521 (2020)
Area50.28 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
Electorates around Wahroonga:
Hornsby Hornsby Davidson
Hornsby Wahroonga Davidson
Epping Ryde Lane Cove

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]

2023 New South Wales state election: Wahroonga[4][5]
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]

  1. ^ "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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