Electoral district of Mornington

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Mornington
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Mornington (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Mornington (dark green) in Victoria
State Victoria
Dates current1859–1967
1985–present
MP Chris Crewther
Party Liberal
Electors 47,184 (2018)
Area155 km2 (59.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan and rural fringe
Coordinates 38°15′S145°04′E / 38.250°S 145.067°E / -38.250; 145.067
Electorates around Mornington:
Frankston
Port Phillip Mornington Hastings
Nepean

The electoral district of Mornington is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate can be described as outer metropolitan and rural, including animal farming, grape production and wineries. [1] The district is 155 square kilometres in area. [2]

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It was first created in 1859 when the Electoral district of Evelyn and Mornington was abolished and split in two. [3] The district of Mornington initially included the entire Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island and French Island. [3] Currently it includes Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha and Tuerong, and parts of Baxter and Moorooduc. [2]

Mornington has been held by the Liberal Party since it was re-created in 1985. Since 2022, the member for Mornington is Chris Crewther, who previously held the overlapping federal seat of Dunkley from 2016 to 2019.

Members for Mornington

First incarnation (1859–1967)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Lyall Unaligned1859–1861
  Henry Samuel Chapman Unaligned1861–1862
 Sir James McCulloch Unaligned1862–1872
  James Purves Unaligned1872–1880
  James Gibb Unaligned1880–1886
  Louis Smith Unaligned1886–1894
  Alfred Downward Unaligned1894–1929
  Herbert Downward Country 1929–1932
  Alfred Kirton United Australia 1932–1947
  Country
  William Leggatt Liberal 1947–1956
  Roberts Dunstan Liberal 1956–1967
Second incarnation (1985–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robin Cooper Liberal 1985–2006
  David Morris Liberal 2006–2022
  Chris Crewther Liberal 2022–present

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Mornington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Crewther 17,91042.58−8.01
Independent Kate Lardner9,43222.42+22.42
Labor Georgia Fowler9,24621.98−12.30
Greens Harry Sinclair2,6776.38−3.42
Freedom Paul Pettitt1,0412.47+2.47
Animal Justice Leonie Schween7401.76−3.57
Independent Jane Agirtan6411.52+1.52
Family First Ross Hayward3750.89+0.89
Total formal votes42,06295.85+0.38
Informal votes1,8234.15−0.38
Turnout 43,88591.34-0.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Chris Crewther 24,51458.28+3.28
Labor Georgia Fowler17,54841.72-3.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Chris Crewther 21,32650.70−4.30
Independent Kate Lardner20,73649.30+49.30
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. "About Mornington Peninsula". Visit Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Peninsula Tourism. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Electorate profile: Mornington District". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. Mornington District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.