Electoral district of Wollongong

Wollongong is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1904, abolished in 1920, recreated in 1927, reabolished in 1930 and recreated again in 1968.

Wollongong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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
Electorates around Wollongong: Keira Keira Pacific Ocean Keira Wollongong Pacific Ocean Shellharbour Shellharbour Pacific Ocean

Wollongong includes the inner suburbs of Wollongong city.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Wollongong[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Scully	27,723	56.5	+4.9
	Liberal	Joel Johnson	10,776	22.0	+0.8
	Greens	Cath Blakey	8,216	16.7	+3.4
	Animal Justice	Kristen Nelson	2,347	4.8	+2.3
Total formal votes			49,062	96.1	+0.5
Informal votes			2,011	3.9	−0.5
Turnout			51,073	86.8	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Scully	33,962	74.3	+1.5
	Liberal	Joel Johnson	11,727	25.7	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

References

1. LA First Preference: Wollongong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Wollongong, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.