Electoral district of Hastings
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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The electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east. It covers Hastings, Tyabb, Somerville, Bittern and part of Langwarrin. French Island is also included within the electoral boundary.
| Hastings Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Paul Mercurio | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 51,388 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 395 km2 (152.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Mixed rural and urban fringe | ||||||||||||||
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The seat is currently held by former actor and TV presenter Paul Mercurio for the Australian Labor Party.
Members for Hastings
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosy Buchanan | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
| Neale Burgess | Liberal | 2006–2022 | |
| Paul Mercurio | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Briony Hutton | 16,415 | 39.8 | −5.0 | |
| Labor | Paul Mercurio | 15,361 | 37.3 | −1.4 | |
| Greens | Paul Saunders | 4,118 | 10.0 | −0.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Tyson Jack | 1,736 | 4.2 | −1.9 | |
| Freedom | Janet Felicity Benson | 1,235 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Family First | Tom Sabo | 1,001 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Democratic Labour | Camille De Wit | 833 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Robert Whitehill | 533 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,232 | 94.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,369 | 5.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,601 | 89.6 | +1.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Mercurio | 21,174 | 51.4 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | Briony Hutton | 20,058 | 48.6 | −1.3 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
