Electoral district of Melton
| Melton Labor | |||||||||||||||
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| Electors | 53,306 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 332 km2 (128.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It contains the towns of
Toolern Vale as well as parts of Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank
and Truganina.
Members for Melton
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Cunningham | Labor
|
1992–1999 | |
| Don Nardella | Labor
|
1999–2017 | |
Independent
|
2017–2018 | ||
| Steve McGhie | Labor
|
2018–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve McGhie | 14,193 | 37.7 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Graham Watt | 9,155 | 24.3 | +7.9 | |
| Independent | Ian Birchall | 3,403 | 9.1 | -4.2 | |
| Independent | Jarrod James Bingham | 2,186 | 5.8 | +0.8 | |
| Greens | Praise Morris | 1,711 | 4.6 | 0.0 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Paul Blackborrow | 1,682 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Ashley Alp | 1,629 | 4.3 | +1.5 | |
| Family First | Richard Brunt | 946 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Fiona Adin-James | 743 | 2.0 | −0.8 | |
| Freedom | Tony Dobran | 717 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Justice | Samantha Jane Donald | 663 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| New Democrats | Jasleen Kaur | 242 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Health Australia | Lucienne Ciappara | 219 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Jason Spencer Perera | 130 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,619 | 88.9 | –1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,716 | 11.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,335 | 84.4 | +7.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve McGhie | 20,538 | 54.6 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal | Graham Watt | 17,081 | 45.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Melton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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