The Entrance is an electoral district

New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts

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 of the Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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 located on the Central Coast

Central Coast, New South Wales

The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coast north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie....

 of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is represented by Chris Spence of the Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

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 who defeated Labor candidate David Mehan at the State Election in 2011. The Entrance represents the suburbs of Bateau Bay

Bateau Bay, New South Wales

Bateau Bay is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as Darkinjung to Indigenous Australians...

, Berkeley Vale

Berkeley Vale, New South Wales

Berkeley Vale is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area.Wyong Road is the main road that runs through Berkeley Vale...

, Blue Bay

Blue Bay, New South Wales

Blue Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula between Tuggerah Lake and the Pacific Ocean south of The Entrance. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Forresters Beach

Forresters Beach, New South Wales

Forresters Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located between Terrigal and Bateau Bay. It is the most Northern suburb of the City of Gosford local government area. Forresters Beach is well known for its reef breaks to surfers...

 Fountaindale

Fountaindale, New South Wales

Fountaindale is a semi-rural suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area.-External links:...

, Glenning Valley

Glenning Valley, New South Wales

Glenning Valley is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located between The Entrance and Wyong. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Kangy Angy

Kangy Angy, New South Wales

Kangy Angy is a semi-rural suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located in a small valley along Ourimbah Creek and the Pacific Highway...

, Killarney Vale

Killarney Vale, New South Wales

Killarney Vale is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located northwest of Bateau Bay. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Lisarow

Lisarow, New South Wales

Lisarow is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north-northeast of Gosford's central business district via the Pacific Highway...

, Long Jetty

Long Jetty, New South Wales

Long Jetty is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula between Tuggerah Lake and the Pacific Ocean south of The Entrance. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area.- Transportation :...

, Mount Elliot

Mount Elliot, New South Wales

Mount Elliot is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located east-northeast of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Narara

Narara, New South Wales

Narara is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Niagara Park

Niagara Park, New South Wales

Niagara Park is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Ourimbah

Ourimbah, New South Wales

Ourimbah is a small township and a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of the Sydney CBD. The township today consists of small scattered local shops and businesses along the Pacific Highway, as well as the Central Coast campus of the University of...

, Shelly Beach

Shelly Beach, New South Wales

Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula between Tuggerah Lake and the Pacific Ocean south of The Entrance. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area. It is 66 km south of Newcastle & 93 km north of Sydney...

, Somersby

Somersby, New South Wales

Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway...

, The Entrance

The Entrance, New South Wales

The Entrance is a district centre and town of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area. At the 2006 census, The Entrance had a population of 2,632 people....

, The Entrance North

The Entrance North, New South Wales

The Entrance North is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, at the end of a peninsula immediately across The Entrance Channel from The Entrance. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Toowoon Bay

Toowoon Bay, New South Wales

Toowoon Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula between Tuggerah Lake and the Pacific Ocean south of The Entrance. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area.- Location :...

 Tuggerah

Tuggerah, New South Wales

Tuggerah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Main North Line and Sydney-Newcastle Freeway about 90 km north of Sydney. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Tumbi Umbi

Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales

Tumbi Umbi is a mostly semi-rural suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located northwest of Bateau Bay. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, West Gosford

West Gosford, New South Wales

West Gosford is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

 and Wyoming

Wyoming, New South Wales

Wyoming is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located northeast of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

. In the 2007 election the district had a total population of 64,606 people and 47,407 enrolled voters

Voting

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Members for The Entrance

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Graham	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1988 New South Wales state election, 1988 Elections to the 49th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday 19 March 1988. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election... —1991
	Grant McBride Grant McBride Grant Anthony McBride , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast for the Australian Labor Party between 1992 and 2011.-Personal life:McBride is a qualified engineer who...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1992—2011 New South Wales state election, 2011 Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
	Chris Spence	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2011 New South Wales state election, 2011 Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has... —present

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