Electoral district of Sunbury
| Sunbury Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sunbury (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Josh Bull |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 45,588 (2018) |
| Area | 342 km2 (132.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The electoral district of Sunbury is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
It is a new district that was created in the fast-growing outer northwestern fringe of Melbourne from areas in the district of Macedon. It is centred on the city of Sunbury, and includes the towns of Diggers Rest, Bulla, Westmeadows and Gladstone Park.[2]
Sunbury was estimated to be a fairly safe Labor seat with a margin of 6.5% at the time of its creation.[3] Labor member Josh Bull became the first member for Sunbury at the 2014 election.[4] So far no female candidates have won the seat, despite efforts from the Liberal Party to pre-select and support female candidates in the 2014[5] and 2018[6] elections.
Members[]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bull | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josh Bull | 22,749 | 58.40 | +14.30 | |
| Liberal | Cassandra Marr | 13,178 | 33.83 | −2.26 | |
| Greens | Ryan Keable | 3,028 | 7.77 | −0.09 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,955 | 94.02 | −0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,476 | 5.98 | +0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 41,431 | 90.88 | −3.04 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Josh Bull | 25,011 | 64.33 | +10.03 | |
| Liberal | Cassandra Marr | 13,868 | 35.67 | −10.03 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.03 | |||
References[]
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Sunbury District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2013 Victorian Redistribution Analysis of Electoral Boundaries". ABC.
- ^ "Victorian state election: Huge numbers of rookie MPs take their seats". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne's north bleeds red on election day". Herald Sun. 30 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/sunbury-liberal-candidate-cassandra-marr-a-loyal-local/
- ^ State Election 2018: Sunbury District, VEC.
External links[]
- Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
- Sunbury, Victoria