Electoral district of Werribee
| Werribee Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Werribee (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1976–2002 2014–present |
| MP | John Lister |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Suburb of Werribee |
| Electors | 46,282 (2018) |
| Area | 339 km2 (130.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The electoral district of Werribee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It has existed in two incarnations, first from 1976 to 2002,[1] and was created again in the 2013 redistribution and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[2]
Based on the rapidly growing outer south west suburbs of Melbourne, it takes in areas from Tarneit and Lara. It covers the suburbs of Werribee, Wyndham Vale, and the rural areas surrounding these suburbs to the south and west.[3]
Werribee was estimated to be a safe Labor seat with a margin of 11.4%, and was held by Labor with a further 4.2% swing towards them at the 2014 state election.[4]
Members for Werribee
[edit]First incarnation (1976–2002)
[edit]| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Neville Hudson (1923–1980) |
Liberal | 20 March 1976 – 5 May 1979 |
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| Ken Coghill (1944–) |
Labor | 5 May 1979 – 30 March 1996 |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly between 1988 and 1992. Retired[5] | ||
|
Mary Gillett (1958–) |
Labor | 30 March 1996 – 30 November 2002 |
Moved to Tarneit after seat abolished | |
Second incarnation (2014–present)
[edit]| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim Pallas (1960–) |
Labor | 29 November 2014 – 6 January 2025 |
Previously member for Tarneit.[6] Treasurer of Victoria from 2014 until 2024.[7] Resigned[8] | |
|
John Lister | Labor | 8 February 2025 – present |
Won by-election. Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steve Murphy | 12,207 | 28.98 | +3.7 | |
| Labor | John Lister | 12,187 | 28.89 | −16.5 | |
| Independent | Paul Hopper | 6,135 | 14.57 | +8.7 | |
| Greens | Rifai A. Raheem | 3,189 | 7.57 | +0.8 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Sue Munro | 3,010 | 7.15 | +3.5 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Xavier Menta | 2,317 | 5.50 | +5.5 | |
| Family First | Matt Emerson | 1,827 | 4.34 | +2.7 | |
| Animal Justice | Shohre Mansouri Jajaee | 401 | 0.95 | −0.9 | |
| Independent | Munish Joshi | 352 | 0.84 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Aidan McLindon | 273 | 0.65 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Aijaz Moinuddin | 162 | 0.38 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Kodei Mulcahy | 80 | 0.19 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,120 | 93.4 | +3.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,000 | 6.6 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45,120 | 79.91 | −6.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Lister | 21,531 | 50.8 | −10.1 | |
| Liberal | Steve Murphy | 20,892 | 49.3 | +10.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Werribee District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2013 Victorian Redistribution Analysis of Electoral Boundaries". ABC.
- ^ "Kenneth Coghill". Swinburne University of Technology. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Raue, Ben. "Tarneit – Victoria 2014". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Kolovos, Benita (16 December 2024). "Labor's old hand treasurer Tim Pallas departs, leaving a dilemma for Jacinta Allan". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "State by-election super Saturday announced for February 2025". Victorian Electoral Commission. 6 January 2025. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Werribee District results". Werribee District by-election. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
External links
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