| Swan Hill Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1904 |
| MP: | Peter Walsh |
| Party: | National Party of Australia |
| Electors: | 33,073 (2010) |
| Area: | 28,093 km² (10,847 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Electoral district of Swan Hill is a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Northern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council .
Swan Hill includes the country towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Kerang, Murtoa, St Arnaud, Sea Lake, Swan Hill, Warracknabeal, Wedderburn and Wycheproof. Natural features of the electorate include Lake Tyrrell and the Murray River, which is a popular tourist destination and the centre of a flourishing irrigation area. Farming and agriculture are important industries throughout the region.
Swan Hill has held been held by the National/Country Party since 1952 apart from a ten-year gap in 1973–1983.
The current member is the Deputy Leader of the Nationals, Peter Walsh, who has held the seat since 2002.
Contents |
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gray | Ministerialist | 1904–1917 | |
| Independent | |||
| Commonwealth Liberal | |||
| Nationalist | |||
| Percy Stewart | Farmers Union | 1917–1919 | |
| Francis Old | Farmers Union | 1919–1945 | |
| Country | |||
| John Hipworth | Country | 1945–1949 | |
| Liberal | 1949–1952 | ||
| Harold Stirling | Country | 1952–1968 | |
| Henry Broad | Country | 1968–1973 | |
| Alan Wood | Liberal | 1973–1983 | |
| Barry Steggall | National | 1983–2002 | |
| Peter Walsh | National | 2002–present | |
| Victorian state election, 2010: Swan Hill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Peter Walsh | 22,086 | 75.04 | +27.61 | |
| Labor | Sharon Garrick | 4,802 | 16.32 | -2.19 | |
| Greens | Morgana Russell | 1,326 | 4.51 | +0.57 | |
| Family First | Garion Pearse | 1,219 | 4.14 | +0.81 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,433 | 95.33 | +0.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,441 | 4.67 | +0.00 | ||
| Turnout | 30,874 | 93.35 | -0.42 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| National | Peter Walsh | 23,343 | 79.33 | +5.93 | |
| Labor | Sharon Garrick | 6,081 | 20.67 | -5.93 | |
| National hold | Swing | +5.93 | |||