Electoral district of Tarneit

Tarneit Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	2002
MP:	Tim Pallas
Party:	Australian Labor Party
Electors:	47,784 (2010)
Area:	130 km² (50 sq mi)
Demographic:	Urban

The Electoral district of Tarneit is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created before the 2002 election where it replaced the seat of Werribee.

The seat is located in the south western suburbs of Melbourne, including Werribee, Tarneit and the eastern parts of Hoppers Crossing. It is a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party with a current margin of 12.47%, and 17.4% prior to the 2006 election.

Tim Pallas is the current member who was first elected in November 2006. He won the seat after beating the sitting Labor member Mary Gillett for preselection. Prior to his election to Parliament he was Victorian Premier Steve Bracks Chief of Staff. Support from Bracks was crucial in Pallas gaining preselection.

Members for Tarneit

Member		Party	Term
	Mary Gillett	Labor	2002–2006
	Tim Pallas	Labor	2006–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Tarneit

Victorian state election, 2010: Tarneit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tim Pallas	20,521	49.08	-4.32
	Liberal	Glenn Goodfellow	13,458	32.19	+4.64
	Greens	Bro Sheffield-Brotherton	3,716	8.89	+2.51
	Family First	Lori McLean	2,128	5.09	-1.29
	Democratic Labor	Michael Freeman	1,988	4.75	+4.75
Total formal votes			41,811	94.38	-0.31
Informal votes			2,492	5.62	+0.31
Turnout			44,303	92.72	-1.11
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Tim Pallas	25,553	61.13	-1.34
	Liberal	Glenn Goodfellow	16,248	38.87	+1.34
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.34

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

External links

• Electorate profile: Tarneit District, Victorian Electoral Commission