Electoral district of Seymour

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Seymour
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created1992
Abolished2014
Electors 41,103 (2010)
Area6,022 km2 (2,325.1 sq mi)
DemographicRural

Seymour was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] It covered rural territory north of Melbourne, including the towns of Alexandra, Healesville, Kinglake, Marysville, Seymour and Yea.

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It was created at the redistribution prior to the 1992 election where it was comfortably won by the Liberal's Marie Tehan who represented the comparable Legislative Council seat of Central Highlands Province from 1987 to 1992.

The seat recorded a 6.8% swing to the Labor Party at the 1996 election before being narrowly and surprisingly won by Labor's Ben Hardman due to the anti-Kennett rural backlash at 1999 election. Hardman extended his majority to 9.5% at the 2002 election and was re-elected at the 2006 election, but he was defeated by Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish at the 2010 election.

Seymour was abolished prior to the 2014 state election. Its former territory was divided between the new districts of Eildon and Euroa, as well as the pre-existing district of Yan Yean.

Members for Seymour

MemberPartyTerm
  Marie Tehan Liberal 1992–1999
  Ben Hardman Labor 1999–2010
  Cindy McLeish Liberal 2010–2014

Election results

2010 Victorian state election: Seymour
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cindy McLeish 12,99235.63-2.80
Labor Ben Hardman 12,81335.14-11.28
Independent Jan Beer3,73810.25+10.25
Greens Huw Slater3,2308.86-0.47
Country Alliance Adam Taurian1,5874.35+4.35
National Anthony Rolando1,3913.81+3.81
Family First Robert Guerra7111.95-1.38
Total formal votes36,46294.91-1.21
Informal votes1,9555.09+1.21
Turnout 38,41793.47-0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cindy McLeish 18,72851.25+8.07
Labor Ben Hardman 17,81148.75-8.07
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.07

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.