Division of Mallee
| Mallee Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Mallee (green) in Victoria |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | John Forrest |
| Party: | National |
| Namesake: | The Mallee |
| Area: | 70,694 km² (27,295 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the far north-west of the state, adjoining the border with South Australia in the west, and the Murray River (which forms the border with New South Wales) in the north. At 70,694 square kilometres (27,295 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. It includes the centres of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal and Horsham.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, in which the Division is located, which itself is named after the mallee variety of eucalyptus. Note that the Division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is "Wimmera Mallee News".
Mallee has always been a safe Country/National Party seat. It is currently the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament, with a 24-point swing required for Labor to win it.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Winton Turnbull | Country | 1949–1972 | |
| Peter Fisher | Country | 1972–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1993 | ||
| John Forrest | National | 1993–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Mallee | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Forrest | 54,399 | 66.79 | +2.85 | |
| Labor | Bob Scates | 16,198 | 19.89 | -1.96 | |
| Greens | Helen Healy | 6,400 | 7.86 | +3.69 | |
| Family First | Carl Carter | 4,456 | 5.47 | -1.06 | |
| Total formal votes | 81,453 | 95.77 | -0.64 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,594 | 4.23 | +0.64 | ||
| Turnout | 85,047 | 94.66 | -1.23 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| National | John Forrest | 60,611 | 74.41 | +3.14 | |
| Labor | Bob Scates | 20,842 | 25.59 | -3.14 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3.14 | |||
[edit] References
- Division of Mallee, Australian Electoral Commission
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