First contested at the 1962 state election, Wakehurst was named in honour of the popular long-serving Governor of New South Wales from 1937 to 1946, Lord Wakehurst.
The establishment of the location "Wakehurst" was first contested in the 1962 state election and is named after the well-known former Governor of New South Wales, Lord Wakehurst, who served from 1937 to 1946.