Electoral district of Macedon
| Macedon Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location of Macedon (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 41,580 (2014) |
| Area | 3,465 km2 (1,337.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Macedon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorate of Gisborne. It was won at that election by Joanne Duncan, the former member for Gisborne. She was re-elected in 2006 and 2010, and retired at the 2014 election, at which she was succeeded by Labor candidate Mary-Anne Thomas.
Members for Macedon
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Duncan | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
| Mary-Anne Thomas | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Macedon
| Victorian state election, 2014: Macedon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Donna Petrovich | 16,376 | 43.1 | +0.5 | |
| Labor | Mary-Anne Thomas | 14,677 | 38.7 | −0.4 | |
| Greens | Neil Barker | 5,841 | 15.4 | +2.2 | |
| Family First | Peter Harland | 1,061 | 2.8 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,955 | 96.3 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,445 | 3.7 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,400 | 94.8 | +5.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mary-Anne Thomas | 20,417 | 53.8 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | Donna Petrovich | 17,538 | 46.2 | −1.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
References
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