Division of Wyundyaga

Wyundyaga 伟云迪亚加 Wěiyúndíyàjiā ウーヤンジャガー Ūyanjagā Craftian House of Representatives Division
Division Details
Created	2037
MP	Earl Reisman
Party	Conservative
Namesake	Oliver Wyundyaga
Electors	109,614 (2070)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Wyundyaga is a Craftian federal division in the state of Jebsten. It was created in 2037 and was first contested at the federal election later that year. It is named after Oliver Wyundyaga (1948–2035), a Reatinese rights activist and the fifth Speaker of the Craftian House of Representatives (1995, 2018–2019). There are multiple pronunciations for the division's name, but the most common is /ˌwiːjʊndiˈjɑːgə/ wee-yuun-dee-yah-gə. It is Jebsten's largest electorate by area, covering most of the Eastern Rivers region, and the largest landlocked electorate in Craftia.

The sitting member, since the 2051 by-election, is Earl Reisman, a member of the Craftian Conservative Party.

History

Wyundyaga has been a fairly safe seat for the Conservative Party since its creation. It is located in the party's traditional stronghold of rural Jebsten, but the Conservatives face some competition from both the Craftian Reform Party and the National United Party due to the seat's proximity to the city of Leightonfield and the presence of small mining towns respectively. Since the 2050s, it has become increasingly marginal due to encroaching urbanisation, especially from the northeast.

Members

#	Member		Party	Term
1		Soledad Mandy Garcia	Conservative	2037–2040
2		Jason Burht	Conservative	2040–2046
3		Missy Duggan	United	2046–2050
			Liberal	2050
			Independent	2050–2051
4		Earl Reisman	Conservative	2051–

Election results

Craftian federal election, 2070: Wyundyaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Earl Reisman	35,740	38.61	–7.02
	Reform	Shaquita Smiley	17,838	19.27	+1.76
	United	Kate Nguyen	16,764	18.11	–1.05
	Liberal	Ivy Leong	11,626	12.56	+2.16
	RUC–LA	Dominic Goudreau	8,572	9.26	+6.40
	Greens	Andrew Emptie	2,027	2.19	–3.83
Total formal votes			92,567	98.28	+0.94
Informal votes			1,616	1.72	–0.94
Turnout			94,183	85.92	–3.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Conservative	Earl Reisman	51,884	56.05	–2.16
	United	Kate Nguyen	40,683	43.95	+2.16
	Conservative hold		Swing	–2.16