Electoral district of Northcote
| Northcote Labor | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Suburb of Northcote |
| Electors | 48,831 (2018) |
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°46′12″S 145°0′36″E / 37.77000°S 145.01000°E |
The electoral district of Northcote /ˈnɔːθkət/ is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote, Thornbury, and part of Preston. It lies on the northern bank of the Yarra River between the Merri and Darebin creeks.
The seat was created in 1927 as a replacement for
Former
While the law has since been changed stopping political parties campaigning directly for other political parties, that the seat has been traditionally safe for Labor has meant the Liberals have often run dead. Since the turn of the millennium, they have often been pushed into third place on the primary vote, allowing other parties, like the Greens in 2002, to become the main challengers to Labor. The Greens eventually won the seat in a 2017 by-election following the death of Labor member Fiona Richardson. However, Labor regained the seat at the following election in 2018.
Members for Northcote
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
John Cain (senior)
|
Labor
|
1927–1957 | |
| Frank Wilkes | Labor
|
1957–1988 | |
| Tony Sheehan | Labor
|
1988–1998 | |
| Mary Delahunty | Labor
|
1998–2006 | |
| Fiona Richardson | Labor
|
2006–2017 | |
| Lidia Thorpe | Greens
|
2017–2018 | |
| Kat Theophanous | Labor
|
2018–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kat Theophanous | 17,303 | 40.6 | −1.1 | |
| Greens | Campbell Gome | 12,797 | 30.0 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal | Stewart Todhunter | 5,205 | 12.2 | +1.5 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Kath Larkin | 2,776 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Reason | April Clarke | 1,539 | 3.6 | +0.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Tim Oseckas | 757 | 1.8 | −0.7 | |
| Freedom | Anastacia Ntouni | 729 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cave | 530 | 1.2 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Adrian Whitehead | 518 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Family First | Kathrine Ashton | 408 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Ashish Verma | 80 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,642 | 94.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,445 | 5.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45,087 | 89.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Kat Theophanous | 34,840 | 81.7 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | Stewart Todhunter | 7,802 | 18.3 | +1.5 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result
| |||||
| Labor | Kat Theophanous | 21,413 | 50.2 | −1.5 | |
| Greens | Campbell Gome | 21,229 | 49.8 | +1.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.5 | |||
References
- ^ ABC
- ^ 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.
- ^ Northcote District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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