Electoral district of Melton
Melton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Location of Melton (dark green) in Victoria | |
State | Victoria |
Created | 1992 |
MP | Steve McGhie |
Party | Labor |
Electors | 53,306 (2018) |
Area | 249 km2 (96.1 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It contains the towns of Aintree, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Blackwood, Brookfield, Greendale, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Sydenham West, and Toolern Vale as well as parts of Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank and Truganina.
Members for Melton[]
Member | Party | Term | |
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David Cunningham | Labor | 1992–1999 | |
Don Nardella | Labor | 1999–2017 | |
Independent | 2017–2018 | ||
Steve McGhie | Labor | 2018–present |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Steve McGhie | 14,691 | 34.93 | −15.52 | |
Liberal | Ryan Farrow | 7,844 | 18.65 | −12.20 | |
Independent | Ian Birchall | 4,402 | 10.47 | +10.47 | |
Independent | Bob Turner | 4,108 | 9.77 | +9.77 | |
Independent | Jarrod Bingham | 2,842 | 6.76 | +6.76 | |
Independent | Sophie Ramsey | 2,260 | 5.37 | +5.37 | |
Greens | Harkirat Singh | 1,980 | 4.71 | −2.56 | |
Animal Justice | Tania Milton | 1,185 | 2.82 | +2.82 | |
Democratic Labour | Victor Bennett | 1,166 | 2.77 | +2.77 | |
Independent | Daryl Lang | 878 | 2.09 | +2.09 | |
Independent | Grant Stirling | 424 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
Victorian Socialists | Ron Guy | 275 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
Total formal votes | 42,055 | 89.94 | −1.93 | ||
Informal votes | 4,704 | 10.06 | +1.93 | ||
Turnout | 46,759 | 87.72 | −4.84 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve McGhie | 22,830 | 54.29 | −6.93 | |
Liberal | Ryan Farrow | 19,225 | 45.71 | +6.93 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.93 |
References[]
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ State Election 2018: Melton District, VEC.
External links[]
Categories:
- Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
- 1992 establishments in Australia
- Victoria (Australia) government stubs