Electoral district of Wahroonga
Electorate in New South Wales, Australia
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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]
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′44″S 151°06′36″E | ||||||||||||||
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It is an urban electorate on Sydney's upper North Shore.
History
Formerly called Ku-ring-gai, the division was renamed to Wahroonga as a result of the 2021 redistribution.[2] 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.[3]
Geography
Centred around and its namesake suburb Wahroonga, its current boundaries takes in the suburbs of Normanhurst, North Wahroonga, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble, Westleigh and parts of Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Pymble and Turramurra.[4]
Members for Wahroonga
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Alister Henskens | Liberal | 2023–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||