Electoral district of Brighton
| Brighton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | James Newbury |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Suburb of Brighton |
| Electors | 45,224 (2018) |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Brighton is an electoral district of Victoria. It was created in 1856. It is in the Southern Metropolitan Region.
Brighton is in Melbourne. It is one of three Victorian electorates to have been contested at every state election, the other two being Richmond and Williamstown.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Victorian state election: Brighton[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Newbury | 18,791 | 45.6 | +0.8 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 10,164 | 24.7 | −7.4 | |
| Greens | Sarah Dekiere | 5,680 | 13.8 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Felicity Frederico | 3,749 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | Sally Gibson | 941 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 851 | 2.1 | −2.8 | |
| Family First | Nick Sciola | 558 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | John Tiger Casley | 251 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Allan L. Timms | 211 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,196 | 95.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,786 | 4.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,982 | 89.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Newbury | 22,710 | 55.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 18,486 | 44.9 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Green, Antony (23 December 2022). "VIC22 – Brighton – Analysis of Preferences". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Brighton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.