Electoral district of Narracan

Narracan
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Narracan; Victoria—Legislative Assembly
	Location of Narracan (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	1967
MP	Gary Blackwood
Party	Liberal Party
Electors	52,203 (2018)
Area	4,452 km2 (1,718.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party.

The electorate covers the provincial centres of Warragul and Moe as well as many smaller rural towns in north west Gippsland.

The electoral district of Narracan is named after Narracan, a rural locality located in the narrow Narracan Creek Valley, 14km south of Moe. The word 'Narracan' is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word describing a crow.^[1]

Members for Narracan[]

	Party	Term
Jim Balfour	Liberal	1967–1982
John Delzoppo	Liberal	1982–1996
Florian Andrighetto	Liberal	1996–1999
Ian Maxfield	Labor	1999–2006
Gary Blackwood	Liberal	2006–present

Election results[]

2018 Victorian state election: Narracan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	23,207	51.72	−3.48
	Labor	Christine Maxfield	15,946	35.54	+6.08
	Greens	William Hornstra	2,679	5.97	−2.99
	Independent	Carlo Ierfone	1,613	3.59	+3.59
	Independent	Guss Lambden	1,425	3.18	+3.18
Total formal votes			44,870	94.60	−1.17
Informal votes			2,559	5.40	+1.17
Turnout			47,429	90.85	−3.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	25,724	57.26	−4.03
	Labor	Christine Maxfield	19,203	42.74	+4.03
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.03

References[]

External links[]

Electorate profile: Narracan District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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[1] "Narracan | Victorian Places".

[2] State Election 2018: Narracan District, VEC.

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