Electoral district of The Entrance

The Entrance
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
The Entrance; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	David Mehan
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	The Entrance
Electors	58,657 (2023)
Area	124.21 km2 (48.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
	Electorates around The Entrance:

The Entrance is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly located in the central-eastern part of the Central Coast Council on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The Entrance is traditionally a marginal seat.

Geography

On its current boundaries, The Entrance takes in the suburbs of Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Bay, Fountaindale, Glenning Valley, Kangy Angy, Killarney Vale, Lisarow, Long Jetty, Mount Elliot, Niagara Park, Ourimbah, Shelly Beach, Somersby, The Entrance, The Entrance North, Toowoon Bay, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi and Wyoming.^[1]

Members for The Entrance

	Party	Term
Bob Graham ^[2]	Liberal	1988–1991
Grant McBride ^[3]	Labor	1992–2011
Chris Spence ^[4]	Liberal	2011–2014
Chris Spence ^[4]	Independent	2014–2015
David Mehan ^[5]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: The Entrance^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Mehan	22,153	45.0	+1.7
	Liberal	Nathan Bracken	17,433	35.4	−2.3
	Greens	Ralph Stephenson	4,206	8.6	+0.7
	Sustainable Australia	Georgia Lamb	2,131	4.3	+1.9
	Animal Justice	Fardin Pelarek	1,896	3.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bentley Logan	1,372	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			49,191	96.7	+1.0
Informal votes			1,688	3.3	−1.0
Turnout			50,879	86.7	−3.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Mehan	25,782	57.8	+2.5
	Liberal	Nathan Bracken	18,793	42.2	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

References

^ "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[1] "The Entrance". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Bob_Graham_NSW_parl-2] "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Grant_McBride_NSW_parl-3] "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Chris_Spence_NSW_parl-4] "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[David_Mehan_NSW_parl-5] "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[6] LA First Preference: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] LA Two Candidate Preferred: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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