The electoral district of Eildon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, which came into effect at the 2014 state election[1] and is a member of the Northern Victoria Region.[2]
| Eildon Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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_2022.svg) Location of Eildon (dark green) in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Cindy McLeish | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Town of Eildon | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 44,881 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10,061 km2 (3,884.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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It is a new district created due to the abolition of the districts of Seymour and Benalla, taking in area to the south of these districts toward the outer north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Eildon, Healesville, Jamieson, Kinglake, Marysville, Mansfield, Powelltown, Warburton, Yea and other towns in the Mansfield, Murrindindi, Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik local government areas.[3]
The abolished seat of Seymour was held by Liberal MP Cindy McLeish, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy McLeish | Liberal | 2014–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Cindy McLeish | 20,119 | 47.4 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Jane Judd | 12,284 | 29.0 | −7.9 | |
| Greens | Wil Mikelsons | 4,753 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
| Family First | Tim Lacey | 1,437 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Freedom | Joshua Rusic | 1,426 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Chloe Bond | 1,340 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Ind. (Fusion) | Kammy Cordner Hunt | 581 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Ind. (Aligned Australia) | Robert Thornton | 459 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,399 | 94.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,343 | 5.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,742 | 89.3 | −1.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Cindy McLeish | 24,162 | 57.0 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | Jane Judd | 18,237 | 43.0 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
Graphical summary edit
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References edit
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Northern Victoria Region". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Eildon District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Eildon District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links edit
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