Electoral district of Benambra

Coordinates: 36°30′S 147°25′E / 36.500°S 147.417°E / -36.500; 147.417
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Benambra
Benambra
Electors50,045 (2022)
Area9,147 km2 (3,531.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates36°30′S 147°25′E / 36.500°S 147.417°E / -36.500; 147.417
Electorates around Benambra:
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Oven Valley Benambra New South Wales
Ovens Valley Gippsland East New South Wales

The electoral district of Benambra is one of the

Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]

The district of Benambra was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876.[2] taking effect at the 1877 elections.

The district has been held by various conservative parties unbroken since 1877, with the

Nationals
in 1976 and retaining it since.

The district is named after

Gippsland East). Benambra is thought to be Aboriginal in origin meaning hills with big trees or men spearing eels.[3]

Members for Benambra

Member Party Term
  Peter Wright Liberal 1877–1880
  Peter Wallace Conservative 1880–1886
  Peter Wright Liberal 1886–1889
  Albert Craven Conservative 1889–1913
  Conservative Liberal
 
Comm Liberal
  John Leckie
Comm Liberal
 1913–1917
  Henry Beardmore Economy 1917–1918
 
Nationalist
 1917–1931
  United Australia 1931–1932
  Roy Paton
Country
 1932–1947
  Tom Mitchell
Country
 1947–1976
 
National
  Lou Lieberman
Liberal
 1976–1992
  Tony Plowman
Liberal
 1992–2006
  Bill Tilley
Liberal
 2006–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Benambra
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Benambra.[edit]
2022 Victorian state election: Benambra[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Tilley 17,658 42.9 +2.8
Independent Jacqui Hawkins 13,038 31.7 +15.6
Labor Mark Tait 5,375 13.1 −4.6
Greens Luke Brady 1,592 3.9 +0.4
Animal Justice Mike Fuery 1,170 2.8 +2.8
Family First Janelle Stratton 815 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Dean Rossiter 804 2.0 +2.0
Freedom Adrian James O'Brien 683 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,135 95.1 +0.5
Informal votes 2,099 4.9 −0.5
Turnout 43,234 86.4 +0.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Bill Tilley 26,021 63.3 +4.0
Labor Mark Tait 15,114 36.7 −4.0
Two-candidate-preferred
result
Liberal Bill Tilley 20,956 50.9 −1.6
Independent Jacqui Hawkins 20,179 49.1 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6