Electoral district of Ripon

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Ripon
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Electoral district of Ripon (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Ripon (dark green) in Victoria
State Victoria
Dates current1945–1955
1976–present
MP Martha Haylett
Party Labor
Namesake Shire of Ripon
Electors 47,774 (2018)
Area14,444 km2 (5,576.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates 36°57′0″S143°15′36″E / 36.95000°S 143.26000°E / -36.95000; 143.26000
Electorates around Ripon:
Lowan Mildura Murray Plains
Bendigo East
Lowan Ripon Bendigo West
Macedon
Lowan Eureka
Polwarth 		Wendouree
Eureka

Ripon is a single member electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is a rural electorate based in western Victoria. In 1946 the electoral district of Ripon was first contested but then abolished in the 1955 election after being held by Labor for seven of these years. [1] Ripon was re-created in 1976, [1] essentially as a replacement for Hampden and Kara Kara.

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Ripon has an area of 16,761 square kilometres. [2] It includes the towns of Amphitheatre, Ararat, Avoca, Bealiba, Beaufort, Borung, Bridgewater on Loddon, Buangor, Cardigan, Carisbrook, Charlton, Clunes, Creswick, Dunolly, Eddington, Elmhurst, Glenorchy, Great Western, Inglewood, Landsborough, Lexton, Lucas, Marnoo, Maryborough, Miners Rest, Moonambel, Newbridge, Snake Valley, St Arnaud, Stawell, Stuart Mill, Talbot, Tarnagulla and Wedderburn. [2] The main population centres are Creswick, Ararat, Maryborough, Avoca, Bridgewater on Loddon, St Arnaud and Stawell. [1] This district is known for agriculture, wine making, timber industries, manufacturing, wool production, paper milling, knitting mills and tourism. [2]

It has been held by the Liberal Party for most of its history. However, it was one of several country seats that unexpectedly fell to Labor Party in 1999 as part of Labor's shock victory that year. Labor would hold the seat until 2014, and reclaimed it in 2022. The 2018 result was the subject of a legal challenge by the second placed Labor candidate. [3]

In the 2021 redistribution, the boundaries of Ripon moved southeast, losing Donald and Charlton to Mildura, and Stawell to Lowan, and also gaining rural towns to the north, west and southwest of Ballarat from the abolished district of Buninyong. As a result, it is estimated that Ripon would be a Labor marginal seat from results of the 2018 election with a margin of 2.8%. [4]

Members

First incarnation (1945–1955)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ernie Morton Labor 1945–1947
  Rutherford Guthrie Liberal 1947–1950
  Ernie Morton Labor 1950–1955
Second incarnation (1976–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Austin Liberal 1976–1992
  Steve Elder         Liberal 1992–1999
  Joe Helper Labor 1999–2014
  Louise Staley Liberal 2014–2022
  Martha Haylett Labor 2022–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Ripon.[ edit ]
2022 Victorian state election: Ripon [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martha Haylett 16,32138.5−2.5
Liberal Louise Staley 15,30536.2–0.6
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Luke Smith3,6068.5+3.1
Greens Earl James2,5246.0+1.3
Family First Craig George1,3163.1+3.1
Animal Justice Holly Sitters1,1452.7+0.3
Justice Wren Louise Wilson9402.2−1.8
Independent Wayne Rigg8722.1+2.1
Independent Bernard Quince3120.7+0.7
Total formal votes42,34193.2+1.4
Informal votes3,1116.8−1.4
Turnout 45,45289.5−3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martha Haylett 22,43853.0+0.2
Liberal Louise Staley 19,90347.0–0.2
Labor notional  hold Swing +0.2


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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victorian Election 2014". ABC. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ripon District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Wilson, Amber (7 February 2019). "De Santis' lawyer says she should've won Ripon: court". Collie Mail.
  4. ↑ "Map of Ripon District" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ↑ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Ripon District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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