Electoral district of Ovens Valley
The electoral district of Ovens Valley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
Ovens Valley Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location of Ovens Valley (dark green) in Victoria | |
State | Victoria |
Created | 2014 |
MP | Tim McCurdy |
Party | National Party |
Electors | 43,200 (2018) |
Area | 9,628 km2 (3,717.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
It largely covers areas from the abolished district of Murray Valley, centering on the city of Wangaratta. It includes the towns of Yarrawonga, Cobram, and other towns in the local government areas of Moira, Wangaratta, and Alpine.[2]
The abolished seat of Murray Valley was held by Nationals MP Tim McCurdy, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
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Tim McCurdy | National | 2014–present | |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Tim McCurdy | 16,646 | 44.46 | −10.99 | |
Labor | Kate Doyle | 7,703 | 20.58 | −1.58 | |
Independent | Tammy Atkins | 7,174 | 19.16 | +19.16 | |
Country | Julian Fidge | 3,214 | 8.59 | +8.59 | |
Greens | Vicki Berry | 1,687 | 4.51 | −5.54 | |
Total formal votes | 37,437 | 94.67 | −0.84 | ||
Informal votes | 2,108 | 5.33 | +0.84 | ||
Turnout | 39,545 | 91.54 | −2.13 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Tim McCurdy | 23,500 | 62.63 | −3.94 | |
Labor | Kate Doyle | 14,025 | 37.38 | +3.94 | |
National hold | Swing | −3.94 | |||
References
- "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- "Map of Ovens Valley District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- State Election 2018: Ovens Valley District, VEC.
External links
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