Morwell Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Martin Cameron | ||||||||||||||
Party | National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Morwell | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 48,406 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 908 km2 (350.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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The electoral district of Morwell is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] It covers the regional centres of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, as well as the surrounding rural areas in the middle of Gippsland.
Created in 1955, [1] it was held by the Liberals until the 1970 election, when it was won by Labor. They held the seat until the 2006 election, when the Nationals gained the seat. In 2017, Nationals MP Russell Northe resigned from the party, becoming an independent. At the 2022 election, the Nationals regained the seat with Martin Cameron being elected.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Jim Balfour | Liberal | 1955–1967 | |
Archie Tanner | Liberal | 1967–1970 | |
Derek Amos | Labor | 1970–1981 | |
Valerie Callister | Labor | 1981–1988 | |
Keith Hamilton | Labor | 1988–2002 | |
Brendan Jenkins | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
Russell Northe | National | 2006–2017 | |
Independent | 2017–2022 | ||
Martin Cameron | National | 2022–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Kate Maxfield | 13,601 | 31.5 | −6.8 | |
National | Martin Cameron | 9,902 | 22.9 | +14.1 | |
Liberal | Dale Harriman | 6,710 | 15.5 | +0.3 | |
One Nation | Allan Hicken | 2,648 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Sharon Gibson | 2,515 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | David Snelling | 2044 | 4.7 | −1.1 | |
Greens | Rochelle Hine | 1,830 | 4.2 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Tracie Lund | 1,206 | 2.8 | +1.0 | |
Freedom | Alex Maidana | 900 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Family First | Brendan Clarke | 749 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Animal Justice | Jessica McAuliffe | 687 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Lisa Proctor | 469 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 43,261 | 92.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 3,526 | 7.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,787 | 87.0 | −1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Martin Cameron | 23,541 | 54.4 | +8.4 | |
Labor | Kate Maxfield | 19,720 | 45.6 | −8.4 | |
National notional gain from Labor | Swing | +8.4 |
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