Electoral district of Eildon
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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The electoral district of Eildon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, which came into effect at the 2014 state election[1] and is a member of the Northern Victoria Region.[2]
| Eildon Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Cindy McLeish | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Town of Eildon | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 44,881 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10,061 km2 (3,884.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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It is a new district created due to the abolition of the districts of Seymour and Benalla, taking in area to the south of these districts toward the outer north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Eildon, Healesville, Jamieson, Kinglake, Marysville, Mansfield, Powelltown, Warburton, Yea and other towns in the Mansfield, Murrindindi, Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik local government areas.[3]
The abolished seat of Seymour was held by Liberal MP Cindy McLeish, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy McLeish | Liberal | 2014–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Cindy McLeish | 20,119 | 47.4 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Jane Judd | 12,284 | 29.0 | −7.9 | |
| Greens | Wil Mikelsons | 4,753 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
| Family First | Tim Lacey | 1,437 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Freedom | Joshua Rusic | 1,426 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Chloe Bond | 1,340 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Ind. (Fusion) | Kammy Cordner Hunt | 581 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Ind. (Aligned Australia) | Robert Thornton | 459 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,399 | 94.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,343 | 5.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,742 | 89.3 | −1.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Cindy McLeish | 24,162 | 57.0 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | Jane Judd | 18,237 | 43.0 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
Graphical summary
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Two-party-preferred vote results in Eildon
