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1394:Jenny Leong
1326:Steph Cooke
1282:Mark Taylor
1252:Jordan Lane
1242:Mark Hodges
1217:Adam Crouch
1158:Anna Watson
1148:Greg Warren
1143:Lynda Voltz
1133:Liesl Tesch
1123:Paul Scully
1093:Chris Minns
1088:David Mehan
1013:Trish Doyle
1003:Donna Davis
968:Liza Butler
879:Member for
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820:4 September
546:Labor Party
500:Labor Party
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371:Preceded by
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298:Preceded by
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1448:Joe McGirr
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558:Merriwagga
441:Occupation
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1548:Aitchison
1494:Pittwater
1312:Nationals
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1178:Coalition
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1038:Jo Haylen
1008:Jihad Dib
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655:does not
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267:Incumbent
212:Incumbent
157:Incumbent
102:Incumbent
50:Incumbent
1649:Moriarty
1601:Harrison
1073:Jason Li
973:Prue Car
728:Prue Car
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488:Veterans
1644:Mookhey
1637:Premier
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1616:Houssos
1487:Hornsby
1188:Liberal
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620:At the
581:Kariong
535:Woy Woy
449:Website
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232:Premier
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122:Premier
70:Premier
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1659:Scully
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1596:Harris
1591:Graham
1576:Cotsis
1566:Catley
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1480:Epping
1385:Greens
1138:Tri Vo
524:Sydney
1631:Minns
1581:Daley
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550:Wyong
542:Umina
508:Wyong
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