Electoral district of Melton

The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It contains the towns of Aintree, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Blackwood, Brookfield, Greendale, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Sydenham West, and Toolern Vale as well as parts of Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank and Truganina.

Melton
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Melton (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1992
MPSteve McGhie
PartyLabor
Electors53,306 (2018)
Area249 km2 (96.1 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

Members for Melton
MemberPartyTerm
  David Cunningham Labor 1992–1999
  Don Nardella Labor 1999–2017
  Independent 2017–2018
  Steve McGhie Labor 2018–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Melton
2018 Victorian state election: Melton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve McGhie 14,691 34.93 −15.52
Liberal Ryan Farrow 7,844 18.65 −12.20
Independent Ian Birchall 4,402 10.47 +10.47
Independent Bob Turner 4,108 9.77 +9.77
Independent Jarrod Bingham 2,842 6.76 +6.76
Independent Sophie Ramsey 2,260 5.37 +5.37
Greens Harkirat Singh 1,980 4.71 −2.56
Animal Justice Tania Milton 1,185 2.82 +2.82
Democratic Labour Victor Bennett 1,166 2.77 +2.77
Independent Daryl Lang 878 2.09 +2.09
Independent Grant Stirling 424 1.01 +1.01
Victorian Socialists Ron Guy 275 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 42,055 89.94 −1.93
Informal votes 4,704 10.06 +1.93
Turnout 46,759 87.72 −4.84
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve McGhie 22,830 54.29 −6.93
Liberal Ryan Farrow 19,225 45.71 +6.93
Labor hold Swing−6.93

References
  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. State Election 2018: Melton District, VEC.


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