Electoral district of Morwell

Morwell Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Morwell (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	1955
MP	Martin Cameron
Party	National
Namesake	Morwell
Electors	48,406 (2018)
Area	908 km2 (350.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Morwell: Narracan Narracan Gippsland South Narracan Morwell Gippsland South Gippsland South Gippsland South Gippsland South

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.

Members for Morwell

Member		Party	Term
	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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Morwell

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Morwell.[ edit ]

2022 Victorian state election: Morwell ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

External links

• Electorate profile: Morwell District, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

1. "Find a Member". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
2. Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
4. Morwell District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.