Electoral district of Rodney

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Rodney
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Rodney, Victoria - 1856.png
Location in Victoria, 1856
State Victoria
Created1856
Abolished2014
Electors 36,437 (2010)
Area7,808 km2 (3,014.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates 36°20′S144°55′E / 36.333°S 144.917°E / -36.333; 144.917 Coordinates: 36°20′S144°55′E / 36.333°S 144.917°E / -36.333; 144.917

The Electoral district of Rodney was a Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate in Northern Victoria.

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The Rodney District covered an area of 7,808 square kilometres, including the towns of Echuca, Rochester, Nathalia, Cohuna, Heathcote, Gunbower, Kyabram, Rushworth and Stanhope.

At inception in 1856, the district boundaries include the Murray River and Goulburn River in the north and east; and the Campaspe River in the west. [1] By 1956 the district had expanded further westward to include Cohuna. [2]

In 2014, it was abolished and became part of the electoral district of Murray Plains. [3]

Electoral history

Until its abolition, Rodney was one of only four electorates (along with Brighton, Richmond and Williamstown) to have been contested at every election since 1856. It was held by the Victorian Farmers Union/Country/National Party from 1917. John Allan, who was the first Country Party Member for the district, became Australia's first Country Party Premier in 1924.

In the 2006 election, Paul Weller won the seat for the National Party with a margin of 4.39% against the Liberals. The Liberal Party did not run in this electorate in the 2010 election, leaving the Nationals with a much higher lead against the other parties.

Members for Rodney

Member 1PartyTerm
  John Baragwanath Unaligned1856–1857
  John Everard Liberal1858–1859
  Wilson Gray Liberal1860–1862
  John MacGregor Unaligned1862–1874
  Simon Fraser Ministerial [4] 1874–1883Member 2PartyTerm
  Duncan Gillies Ministerial [4] 1877–1889
  James Shackell Conservative/Ministerial [5] 1883–1892  William Webb Ministerial [5] 1889–1897
  Timothy Murphy Liberal1892–1894
  Andrew White Unaligned1894–1897
  John Mason Liberal1897–1902  John Morrissey Liberal1897–1904
  Samuel Lancaster Conservative1904–1904
  Hugh McKenzie Independent 1904–1917
  Commonwealth Liberal
  Nationalist
  John Allan Country 1917–1936
  William Dunstone Country 1936–1944
  Richard Brose Country 1944–1964
  Russell McDonald Country 1964–1973
  Eddie Hann Country 1973–1975
  National Country 1975–1982
  National 1982–1989
  Noel Maughan National 1989–2006
  Paul Weller National 2006–2014

Election results

2010 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Paul Weller 20,52462.71+22.55
Labor Vanessa Langford5,29016.16-1.97
Country Alliance Gino D'Angelo3,69711.30+11.30
Family First Serena Moore1,8725.72+2.33
Greens Ian Christoe1,3484.12+0.92
Total formal votes32,73195.59+0.82
Informal votes1,5094.41-0.82
Turnout 34,24093.97-0.34
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Weller 24,94776.16+21.96
Labor Vanessa Langford7,80923.84+23.84
National hold Swing +21.96

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References

  1. "Electoral district of Rodney" (map). State Library of Victoria. 1855. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. "State Electoral districts of Rodney and Murray Valley" (map). State Library of Victoria. 1956. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. "No change to Murray Plains". Gannawarra Times. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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