Division of Mallee
| Mallee Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Mallee (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Anne Webster |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | The Mallee |
| Electors | 89,824 (2010) |
| Area | 70,694 km2 (27,295.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is in the far north-west of the state. At 70,694 square kilometres (27,295 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. It includes Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal and Horsham.[1]
The Division was set up in 1949 was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, where it is located. Mallee is a variety of eucalyptus.[1] The Division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria.
For the 2013 election, Mallee is the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament with a swing of 24% needed for it to change parties.[2]
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Sir) Winton Turnbull | Country | 1949–1972 | |
| Peter Fisher | Country | 1972–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1993 | ||
| John Forrest | National | 1993–2013 (retired) | |
| Andrew Broad | National | 2013-present | |
Winton Turnbull was a prisoner of war during World War Two, and held at the infamous Changi prison in Singapore.[3] He never missed a single sitting day in Parliament during his 26 years and 8 months as a member.[3]
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Mallee[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Anne Webster | 50,187 | 49.09 | +22.65 | |
| Labor | Carole Hart | 17,133 | 16.76 | +0.22 | |
| Independent | Sophie Baldwin | 10,256 | 10.03 | +10.03 | |
| United Australia | Stuart King | 9,271 | 9.07 | +5.56 | |
| One Nation | Vanessa Atkinson | 6,901 | 6.75 | +6.75 | |
| Greens | Sam McColl | 5,463 | 5.34 | +1.68 | |
| Independent | Claudia Haenel | 2,196 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
| Australian Citizens | Chris Lahy | 822 | 0.80 | +0.38 | |
| Total formal votes | 102,229 | 94.36 | +5.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,113 | 5.64 | −5.22 | ||
| Turnout | 108,342 | 90.19 | −4.09 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Anne Webster | 70,523 | 68.99 | +3.31 | |
| Labor | Carole Hart | 31,706 | 31.01 | −3.31 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3.31 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Mallee (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ Wright, Tony (5 August 2013). "Let the battle begin for the 2013 bellwether". The Age.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Boadle, Donald (2002). "Turnbull, Sir Winton George (1899–1980)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 August 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ Mallee, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.