Electoral district of Wendouree
| Wendouree Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Wendouree (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Sharon Knight |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 40,549 (2014) |
| Area | 114 km2 (44.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Regional City |
The Electoral district of Wendouree 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]
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Ballarat West, covering north, southwest and west suburbs of Ballarat, including Wendouree, Alfredton, Delacombe, Redan, Ballarat North, Invermay, Black Hill and Brown Hill, as well as much of the CBD. The south suburb of Sebastopol was moved to the adjoining district of Buninyong.[2]
The abolished seat of Ballarat West was held by Labor MP Sharon Knight. While the redistribution made Wendouree notionally Liberal-held, Knight won the new seat with a swing to Labor.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Knight | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Sharon Knight | 15,712 | 43.2 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Craig Coltman | 14,408 | 39.7 | −5.1 | |
| Greens | Alice Barnes | 3,629 | 10.0 | −0.5 | |
| Sex Party | Liam Hastie | 1,387 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Family First | Cielo Fenn | 653 | 1.8 | −1.3 | |
| Country Alliance | John Buchholz | 343 | 0.9 | −0.6 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Sheila O'Shea | 201 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,333 | 95.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,862 | 4.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 38,195 | 94.2 | +0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sharon Knight | 20,270 | 55.8 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Craig Coltman | 16,063 | 44.2 | −5.9 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.9 | |||
External links
References
- ↑ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Wendouree District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ↑ "State Election 2014: Wendouree". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
