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Electoral district of Wollongong

Electoral district of Wollongong

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Wollongong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Paul Scully of the Labor Party.[1] Since a redistribution in 2013,[2] it has covered an area of 79.25 square kilometres and includes the localities of Berkeley, Coachwood Park, Coniston, Cordeaux Heights, Corrimal, Cringila, Fairy Meadow, Farmborough Chase, Farmborough Heights, Figtree, Gwynneville, Kembla Grange, Kembla Heights, Kemblawarra, Lake Heights, Lindsay Heights, Mangerton, Mount Kembla, Mount Saint Thomas, North Wollongong, Port Kembla, Primbee, Spring Hill, Towradgi, Unanderra, Warrawong, West Wollongong, Windang, Wollongong.[3]

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In August 2016, Noreen Hay resigned from the Legislative Assembly triggering a third by-election to be held on 12 November 2016, the other two being Canterbury and Orange.[4][5] Scully won the by-election, retaining the seat for the Labor party.[6]

History

Wollongong was created in 1904, replacing parts of Woronora and Illawarra.[7][8] In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Wollondilly, along with Allowrie. In 1927, with the abolition of proportional representation, it was recreated, along with a new Illawarra electorate. In 1930, it was replaced by Bulli. In 1941, a new electorate of Wollongong-Kembla was created. This was split into Wollongong and Kembla in 1968. Wollongong has rarely been won by the right wing Liberal party and in recent decades has become one of Labor's safest seats.

Members for Wollongong

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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wollongong
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]

References

  1. [1]
    Pearson, Andrew (12 November 2016). "Labor's Paul Scully claims Wollongong byelection win". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    "2013 Redistribution process". 2013 NSW Electoral Boundaries Redistribution. New South Wales Electoral Commission. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Wollongong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    McIlwain, Kate (2 August 2016). "Independents line up as Noreen Hay resigns". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Noreen Hay to resign after 13 years in NSW Parliament". ABC News. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Wollongong two candidate preferred count". Electoral Commission New South Wales. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. [7]
    "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 6 February 2015 – via Trove.
  8. [8]
    "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
  9. [9]
    LA First Preference: Wollongong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wollongong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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