History
The electoral district of Pittwater was created in 1973, and quickly developed a reputation as a safe Liberal seat. The first member elected to the seat was Sir Robert William Askin, then Premier of New South Wales.
The seat was famously held by New South Wales Opposition Leader John Brogden until his dramatic resignation in 2005. The Liberal stranglehold on the seat was lost in the resulting by-election when the Mayor of Pittwater Council, Alex McTaggart, standing as an Independent candidate, defeated the Liberal Paul Nicolau in a landslide.
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