| Wollongong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1904–1920 1927–1930 1968–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Paul Scully | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 60,829 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 79.25 km2 (30.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
- ^ Pearson, Andrew (12 November 2016). "Labor's Paul Scully claims Wollongong byelection win". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "2013 Redistribution process". 2013 NSW Electoral Boundaries Redistribution. New South Wales Electoral Commission. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Wollongong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ McIlwain, Kate (2 August 2016). "Independents line up as Noreen Hay resigns". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Noreen Hay to resign after 13 years in NSW Parliament". ABC News. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Wollongong two candidate preferred count". Electoral Commission New South Wales. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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