Electoral district of Gippsland East
The Electoral district of Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers most of eastern Victoria and includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost, Omeo, Maffra and Heyfield.
The National Party held the seat without interruption from 1920 to 1999. However at the 1999 election independent candidate Craig Ingram unexpectedly won the seat after receiving preferences from the independent, One Nation and Labor candidates. [1] Ingram was also returned in the 2002 and 2006 elections. He was defeated in 2010 by National candidate Tim Bull.
Members for Gippsland East
Election results
| Victorian state election, 2010: Gippsland East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National |
Tim Bull |
16,987 |
45.12 |
+26.32 |
|
Independent |
Craig Ingram |
9,528 |
25.31 |
-13.11 |
|
Liberal |
Sonia Buckley |
5,368 |
14.26 |
-7.53 |
|
Labor |
Gregg Cook |
2,821 |
7.49 |
-4.16 |
|
Greens |
Jill Redwood |
1,976 |
5.25 |
+0.33 |
|
Country Alliance |
Deborah Meester |
972 |
2.58 |
+2.58 |
| Total formal votes |
37,652 |
96.81 |
+0.94 |
| Informal votes |
1,242 |
3.19 |
-0.94 |
| Turnout |
38,894 |
93.91 |
+1.09 |
| Two-candidate preferred result |
|
National |
Tim Bull |
23,403 |
62.06 |
+20.53 |
|
Independent |
Craig Ingram |
14,305 |
37.94 |
-20.53 |
|
National gain from Independent |
Swing |
+20.53 |
|
See also
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