Division of Mallee

The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the far north-west of the state, adjoining the border with South Australia in the west, and the Murray River (which forms the border with New South Wales) in the north. At 81,962 square kilometres (31,646 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. It includes the centres of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal, Stawell, Horsham and Maryborough.

Mallee
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mallee in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created1949
MPAnne Webster[1]
PartyThe Nationals
NamesakeThe Mallee
Electors113,778 (2019)
Area81,962 km2 (31,645.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural

History
The Mallee, a region in Victoria from which the division takes its name

The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election. It was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, in which the division is located, which itself is named after the mallee variety of eucalyptus. Note that the division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is Wimmera Mallee News.

Mallee has always been a safe Country/National seat. It was previously the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament and also previously the safest seat in the entire parliament in the 2010 election, with a 24-point swing required for Labor to have won it. In the 2013 election, a Liberal Party candidate stood against the Country/National Party, making it a contest between Coalition parties.[2]

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  (Sir) Winton Turnbull
(1899–1980)		 Country 10 December 1949 –
2 November 1972		 Previously held the Division of Wimmera. Retired
  Peter Fisher
(1928–)		 Country 2 December 1972 –
2 May 1975		 Retired
  National Country 2 May 1975 –
16 October 1982
  Nationals 16 October 1982 –
8 February 1993
  John Forrest
(1949–)		 Nationals 13 March 1993 –
5 August 2013		 Retired
  Andrew Broad
(1975–)		 Nationals 7 September 2013 –
11 April 2019		 Retired
  Anne Webster
(1959–)		 Nationals 18 May 2019 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Mallee
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Mallee[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Mallee[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Anne Webster 26,142 27.86 −28.06
Liberal Serge Petrovich 17,665 18.83 +11.74
Labor Carole Hart 14,722 15.69 −6.85
Independent Jason Modica 8,795 9.37 +9.37
Independent Ray Kingston 8,621 9.19 +9.19
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Dan Straub 5,512 5.87 +5.87
Greens Nicole Rowan 3,297 3.51 −3.50
United Australia Rick Millar 3,171 3.38 +3.38
Independent Cecilia Moar 2,761 2.94 +2.94
Conservative National Rick Grosvenor 1,309 1.40 +1.40
Rise Up Australia Philip Mollison 919 0.98 −3.50
Science Leigh Firman 497 0.53 +0.53
CEC Chris Lahy 416 0.44 −1.23
Total formal votes 93,827 88.84 −6.41
Informal votes 11,792 11.16 +6.41
Turnout 105,619 92.84 −1.48
Two-party-preferred result
National Anne Webster 62,143 66.23 −3.57
Labor Carole Hart 31,684 33.77 +3.57
National hold Swing−3.57

References
  1. Shields, Jason. "Federal election 2019: Nationals brand rocked, but Mallee voters give Anne Webster a chance". sunraysiadaily.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Australian election: Ten things", BBC News, 5 September 2013
  3. Mallee, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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