Electoral district of Narracan

The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party.

Narracan
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location of Narracan (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1967
MPGary Blackwood
PartyLiberal Party
Electors52,203 (2018)
Area4,452 km2 (1,718.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The electorate covers the provincial centres of Warragul and Moe as well as many smaller rural towns in north west Gippsland.


The electoral district of Narracan is named after Narracan, a rural locality located in the narrow Narracan Creek Valley, 14km south of Moe. The word 'Narracan' is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word describing a crow. [1]

Members for Narracan

Member Party Term
  Jim Balfour Liberal 1967–1982
  John Delzoppo Liberal 1982–1996
  Florian Andrighetto Liberal 1996–1999
  Ian Maxfield Labor 1999–2006
  Gary Blackwood Liberal 2006–present

Election results

2018 Victorian state election: Narracan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Blackwood 23,207 51.72 −3.48
Labor Christine Maxfield 15,946 35.54 +6.08
Greens William Hornstra 2,679 5.97 −2.99
Independent Carlo Ierfone 1,613 3.59 +3.59
Independent Guss Lambden 1,425 3.18 +3.18
Total formal votes 44,870 94.60 −1.17
Informal votes 2,559 5.40 +1.17
Turnout 47,429 90.85 −3.22
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Blackwood 25,724 57.26 −4.03
Labor Christine Maxfield 19,203 42.74 +4.03
Liberal hold Swing−4.03

References


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