Terrigal is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the

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. It is represented by Adam Crouch of the

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. It includes the eastern suburbs of the Central Coast Council, formerly part of the

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History

Terrigal was created at the redistribution prior to the 2007 election and consisted of much of the district of Gosford, then held by

Chris Hartcher Christopher "Chris" Peter Hartcher (born 21 December 1946) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 2015, representing the electorates of Gosford (1988–2007) and Terrigal (2007–2 ...

for the Liberal Party, while Gosford absorbed most of the former district of Peats, then held by

Marie Andrews Marie Therese Andrews (born 9 December 1940), is an Australian former politician, who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Peats for the Labor Party between 1995 and 2007 and then the elec ...

for the Labor Party.

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describes the redistribution as effectively being that Gosford was renamed Terrigal while Peats was renamed Gosford.

Members for Terrigal

Election results

References

External links

* {{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales

Terrigal Terrigal is a coastal town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the local government area. History Terrigal was first settled in 1826 by European Settler John Gray, ...

2007 establishments in Australia