The Entrance is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by Grant McBride of the Australian Labor Party. In the 2007 NSW State Election, Mr McBride retained his seat convincingly. The Entrance represents the suburbs of Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Bay, Forresters Beach Fountaindale, Glenning Valley, Kangy Angy, Killarney Vale, Lisarow, Long Jetty, Mount Elliot, Narara, Niagara Park, Ourimbah, Shelley Beach, Smersby, The Entrance, The Entrance North, Toowoon Bay Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, West Gosford and Wyoming. In the 2007 election the district had a total population of 64,606 people and 47,407 enrolled voters.

[edit] Members for The Entrance

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Graham	Liberal	1988—1991
	Grant McBride	Labor	1992—present

[edit] Election results

New South Wales state election, 2007: The Entrance
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	20,239	47.5	-2.6
	Liberal	Phil Walker	16,954	39.8	+6.2
	Greens	Kerryn Parry-Jones	3,763	8.8	+3.5
	AAFI	Maria Overend	1,663	3.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			42,619	97.8
Informal votes			1,122	2.7
Turnout			43,741	93.2
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Grant McBride	21,762	54.9	-4.8
	Liberal	Phil Walker	17,907	45.1	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

[edit] External links

• "The Entrance Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/the_entrance. Retrieved 2007-01-26. 
• "State Electoral District - The Entrance Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.the%20entrance.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 
• "State Electoral District - The Entrance Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/the_entrance/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-26. 
• "State Electoral District - The Entrance Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/the_entrance/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-26. 

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