Electoral district of Morwell
Morwell Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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File:VIC Morwell District 2014.png
Location of Morwell (dark green) in Victoria
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1955 |
MP | Russell Northe |
Party | National Party of Australia |
Electors | 45,409 (2014) |
Area | 1,640 km2 (633.2 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Morwell is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It covers the regional centres of Morwell and Traralgon as well as the surrounding rural areas in the middle of Gippsland.
Created in 1955,[1] it was held by the Liberals until the 1970 election, when it was won by Labor. They held the seat until the 2006 election, when the Nationals gained the seat.
Members for Morwell
Member | Party | Term | |
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Jim Balfour | Liberal | 1955–1967 | |
Archie Tanner | Liberal | 1967–1970 | |
Derek Amos | Labor | 1970–1981 | |
Valerie Callister | Labor | 1981–1988 | |
Keith Hamilton | Labor | 1988–2002 | |
Brendan Jenkins | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
Russell Northe | National | 2006–present |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Russell Northe | 17,824 | 44.4 | −4.9 | |
Labor | Jadon Mintern | 14,282 | 35.6 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Tracie Lund | 4,377 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Greens | Dan Caffrey | 1,894 | 4.7 | −0.3 | |
Country Alliance | Stewart Birkett | 950 | 2.4 | −1.3 | |
Rise Up Australia | Peter Dorian | 423 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Jacqueline Rose | 380 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 40,130 | 94.6 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,283 | 5.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,413 | 93.4 | +1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Russell Northe | 20,787 | 51.8 | −11.5 | |
Labor | Jadon Mintern | 19,343 | 48.2 | +11.5 | |
National hold | Swing | −11.5 |
External links
References
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