Electoral district of Melton

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Melton
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Melton (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Melton (dark green) in Victoria
State Victoria
Created1992
MP Steve McGhie
Party Labor
Electors 53,306 (2018)
Area332 km2 (128.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Electorates around Melton:
Eureka Macedon Sunbury
Eureka Melton Sydenham
Eureka Werribee Kororoit

The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] It contains the towns of Aintree, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Blackwood, Brookfield, Greendale, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Sydenham West, and Toolern Vale as well as parts of Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank and Truganina.

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Members for Melton

MemberPartyTerm
  David Cunningham Labor 1992–1999
  Don Nardella Labor 1999–2017
  Independent 2017–2018
  Steve McGhie Labor 2018–present

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Melton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve McGhie 14,19337.7+3.3
Liberal Graham Watt 9,15524.3+7.9
Independent Ian Birchall3,4039.1-4.2
Independent Jarrod James Bingham2,1865.8+0.8
Greens Praise Morris1,7114.60.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Blackborrow1,6824.5+4.5
Democratic Labour Ashley Alp1,6294.3+1.5
Family First Richard Brunt9462.5+2.5
Animal Justice Fiona Adin-James7432.0−0.8
Freedom Tony Dobran7171.9+1.9
Justice Samantha Jane Donald6631.8+1.8
New Democrats Jasleen Kaur2420.6+0.6
Health Australia Lucienne Ciappara2190.6+0.6
Independent Jason Spencer Perera1300.3+0.3
Total formal votes37,61988.9–1.1
Informal votes4,71611.1+1.1
Turnout 42,33584.4+7.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve McGhie 20,53854.6−0.4
Liberal Graham Watt 17,08145.4+0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4

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References

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  4. Melton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.