electoral district of The Entrance
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |
|name = The Entrance
|state = nsw
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=NSW Electoral District 2023 - The Entrance.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=-33.357|frame-longitude=151.43|zoom=11|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=110px}}
|caption = Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
|lifespan = 1988–present
|mp = David Mehan
|mp-party = Labor Party
|namesake = The Entrance
|electors = 58657
|electors_year = 2023
|area = 124.21
|class = Provincial
| near-n = Wyong
| near-ne = Pacific Ocean
| near-e = Pacific Ocean
| near-se = Pacific Ocean
| near-s = Terrigal
| near-sw = Gosford
| near-w = Gosford
| near-nw = Wyong
}}
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.{{cite web |title=The Entrance |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/The-Entrance |access-date=23 November 2019}}
Members for The Entrance
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2|Member
! Party ! Term |
|---|
| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}|
| Bob Graham{{hsp}}{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- ) |id=1999 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}} | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} | 1988–1991 |
| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|
| Grant McBride{{hsp}}{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018) |id=2128 |former=Yes |access-date=23 November 2019}} | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} | 1992–2011 |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}|
| rowspan=2|Chris Spence{{hsp}}{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- ) |id=2203 |former=Yes |access-date=23 November 2019}} | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} | 2011–2014 |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2014–2015 |
| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|
| David Mehan{{hsp}}{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=113 |name=Mr David Raymond Mehan MP |access-date=6 April 2019}} | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} | 2015–present |
Election results
{{main|Electoral results for the district of The Entrance}}
{{Excerpt|Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)|section=The Entrance}}
References
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{{Electoral districts of New South Wales|state=expanded}}
{{Former electoral districts of New South Wales}}
{{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales}}