Electoral district of Lowan

The electoral district of Lowan is a rural Victorian Legislative Assembly (Lower House) electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council. It was initially created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888,[1] taking effect at the 1889 elections.

Lowan
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Lowan (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Dates current1889–1945, 1955–1992,
2002–present
MPEmma Kealy
PartyThe Nationals
Electors43,436 (2018)
Area39,182 km2 (15,128.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates37°S 142°E

Lowan includes the country towns of Casterton, Coleraine, Dartmoor, Dimboola, Hamilton, Horsham, Jeparit, Kaniva, Nhill and Rainbow. It is the largest electoral district in Victoria. The current seat was established in 2002 although several previous seats held the same name.

The current member is The Nationals' Emma Kealy.

Members for Lowan
First incarnation (1889–1945)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Baker Unaligned 1889–1894
  Sir William Irvine Unaligned 1894–1906
  Robert Stanley Ministerialist 1906–1911
  Comm Liberal
  James Menzies Comm Liberal 1911–1920
  Nationalist
  Marcus Wettenhall Farmers Union 1920–1935
  Country
  Hamilton Lamb Country 1935–1943
  Wilfred Mibus Country 1944–1945
Second incarnation (1955–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Wilfred Mibus Liberal and Country 1955–1964
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1964–1967
  Ray Buckley Country 1967–1970
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1970–1979
  Bill McGrath National Country 1979–1982
  The Nationals 1982–1992
Third incarnation (2002–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Hugh Delahunty The Nationals 2002–2014
  Emma Kealy The Nationals 2014–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Lowan
2018 Victorian state election: Lowan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Emma Kealy 25,562 66.94 +12.84
Labor Maurice Billi 7,681 20.11 +1.53
Independent Barry Shea 2,470 6.47 +6.47
Greens Richard Lane 2,040 5.34 −3.18
Victorian Socialists Trevor Grenfell 434 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 38,187 95.02 −0.45
Informal votes 2,002 4.98 +0.45
Turnout 40,189 92.52 −2.48
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 28,067 73.48 +2.22
Labor Maurice Billi 10,129 26.52 −2.22
National hold Swing+2.22

See also

References
  1. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. State Election 2018: Lowan District, VEC.
  • "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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