Electoral district of Benambra
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 10,037 square kilometres (3,875 sq mi)[1] in north-eastern Victoria. The largest settlement is the city of Wodonga. Benambra also includes the towns of Baranduda, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Corryong, Eskdale, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, and Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
| Benambra Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Bill Tilley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Town of Benambra | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 50,045 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,147 km2 (3,531.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°17′S 147°17′E | ||||||||||||||
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The district of Benambra was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876.[2] taking effect at the 1877 elections.
The district has been held by various conservative parties unbroken since 1877, with the Liberal Party taking the seat from the Nationals in 1976 and retaining it since.
The district is named after Benambra, a small town 28km north of Omeo in Gippsland. The town of Benambra is not actually located in the electoral district (it is in Gippsland East). Benambra is thought to be Aboriginal in origin meaning hills with big trees or men spearing eels.[3]
Members for Benambra
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wright | Liberal | 1877–1880 | |
| Peter Wallace | Conservative | 1880–1886 | |
| Peter Wright | Liberal | 1886–1889 | |
| Albert Craven | Conservative | 1889–1913 | |
| Conservative Liberal | |||
| Commonwealth Liberal | |||
| John Leckie | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Henry Beardmore | Economy | 1917–1918 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1931 | ||
| United Australia | 1931–1932 | ||
| Roy Paton | Country | 1932–1947 | |
| Tom Mitchell | Country | 1947–1976 | |
| National | |||
| Lou Lieberman | Liberal | 1976–1992 | |
| Tony Plowman | Liberal | 1992–2006 | |
| Bill Tilley | Liberal | 2006–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 17,658 | 42.9 | +2.8 | |
| Independent | Jacqui Hawkins | 13,038 | 31.7 | +15.6 | |
| Labor | Mark Tait | 5,375 | 13.1 | −4.6 | |
| Greens | Luke Brady | 1,592 | 3.9 | +0.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Mike Fuery | 1,170 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Family First | Janelle Stratton | 815 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Rossiter | 804 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Freedom | Adrian James O'Brien | 683 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,135 | 95.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,099 | 4.9 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,234 | 86.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 26,021 | 63.3 | +4.0 | |
| Labor | Mark Tait | 15,114 | 36.7 | −4.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 20,956 | 50.9 | −1.6 | |
| Independent | Jacqui Hawkins | 20,179 | 49.1 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
