▁first ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁election . ▁ ▁Wood ridge ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁for ▁all ▁but ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁when ▁Mike ▁Kaiser ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁after ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁branch - stack ing ▁a ▁de cade ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁has ▁usually ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁Labor ' s ▁saf est ▁seats . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁time ▁Labor ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁losing ▁the ▁seat ▁at ▁an ▁election ▁came ▁during ▁Labor ' s ▁near - wi pe out ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁in ▁which ▁inc umb ent ▁Des ley ▁Scott ▁saw ▁her ▁majority ▁slash ed ▁from ▁a ▁comfort ably ▁safe ▁ 2 5 . 4 ▁percent ▁to ▁a ▁marg inal ▁ 5 . 8 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Scott ▁retired ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁election . ▁ ▁Her ▁replacement , ▁former ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁Camer on ▁Dick , ▁revert ed ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁its ▁usual ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁comfort ably ▁safe ▁Labor ▁seat , ▁bal lo oning ▁the ▁Labor ▁majority ▁to ▁ 2 5 . 9 ▁percent — the ▁saf est ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁M embers ▁for ▁Wood ridge ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Wood ridge <0x0A> </s> ▁My rm ec ia ▁a ther ton ensis ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁ant ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁My rm ec ia . ▁This