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Electoral district of Wakehurst

FieldValue
nameWakehurst
statensw
image
captionInteractive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
created1962
mpMichael Regan
mp-partyIndependent
namesakeJohn Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
electors58085
electors_year2023
classUrban
near-nPittwater
near-nePacific Ocean
near-ePacific Ocean
near-seManly
near-sManly
near-swWilloughby
near-wDavidson
near-nwPittwater

|mp-party = Independent | near-n = Pittwater | near-ne = Pacific Ocean | near-e = Pacific Ocean | near-se = Manly | near-s = Manly | near-sw = Willoughby | near-w = Davidson | near-nw = Pittwater

The Electoral district of Wakehurst is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It covers a significant part of Sydney's Northern Beaches as well as parts of the Forest District. Created in 1962, it has been won by the Liberal Party at all but three elections over the last half-century.

History

The seat of Wakehurst was created in the August 1961 electoral redistribution, with its territory drawn partly from the seats of Manly and Collaroy. First contested at the 1962 state election, Wakehurst was named in honour of the popular long-serving Governor of New South Wales from 1937 to 1946, Lord Wakehurst. It was held by the Liberal Party from its creation until the 1978 election, when it was won by the Labor Party as part of the first Wranslide. Although the seat is historically Liberal, Labor held the seat until the 1984 election, when the Liberals retook the seat.

The seat was first won in 1962 by Dick Healey of the Liberal Party. He moved to the new seat of Davidson in 1971. He served as a minister in the Coalition state government from 1973 to 1976, and retired in 1981. Wakehurst was won in 1971 by Allan Viney. He held the seat until his defeat in 1978 by the ALP's Tom Webster. Webster was re-elected at the 1981 election but was defeated in 1984 by Liberal candidate John Booth. Booth held the seat until 1991, when he lost preselection to Brad Hazzard. Hazzard joined the Coalition shadow frontbench after the 1995 election, and served as a minister in the O'Farrell, Baird, Berejiklian and Perrottet governments.

Hazzard retired at the 2023 NSW election, when the Mayor of Northern Beaches Council, Michael Regan, won the seat as an independent candidate.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Wakehurst takes in the suburbs of Allambie, Allambie Heights, Bantry Bay, Beacon Hill, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Cromer, Forestville, Killarney Heights, Narraweena, Oxford Falls and parts of Belrose, Brookvale, Dee Why and Frenchs Forest.

Members for Wakehurst

MemberPartyPeriod
name=The Hon. Richard Owen Healey (1923–2000)id=1831former=Yesaccess-date=1 May 2019}}
title = Mr Arthur Edward Allanby Viney (1919-2008)id=1786former=Yesaccess-date=13 May 2019}}
Tom Webster
John Booth
name=Mr (Brad) Bradley Ronald Hazzardid=6access-date=2 April 2019}}
Michael ReganIndependent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wakehurst

References

References

  1. "Atlas of NSW – 1957 Redistribution". NSW Land & Property Information.
  2. "Atlas of NSW – 1961 Redistribution". NSW Land & Property Information.
  3. (DistrictIndexes). "Elections for the District of Wakehurst".
  4. "Wakehurst – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". ABC News.
  5. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  6. "Mr Arthur Edward Allanby Viney (1919-2008)".
  7. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  8. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  9. {{Cite NSW Parliament
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