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

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve McGhie 12,62638.1+3.7
Liberal Graham Watt 8,13724.6+8.2
Independent Ian Birchall3,2589.8+9.8
Independent Jarrod James Bingham2,0446.2+6.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Blackborrow1,3564.1+4.1
Democratic Labour Ashley Alp1,3524.1+1.2
Greens Praise Morris1,3394.0−0.5
Family First Richard Brunt7802.4+2.4
Freedom Tony Dobran6692.0+2.0
Animal Justice Fiona Adin-James5831.8−1.0
Justice Samantha Jane Donald5161.6+1.6
New Democrats Jasleen Kaur1970.6+0.6
Health Australia Lucienne Ciappara1550.5+0.5
Independent Jason Spencer Perera1180.4+0.4
Total formal votes33,13090.6+0.5
Informal votes3,4559.4−0.5
Turnout 36,58573.0−4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve McGhie 17,93054.2−1.6
Liberal Graham Watt 15,16445.8+1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6
Results are not final. Last updated at 10:45 on 29 November 2022.

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. Melton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.