Electoral district of Melton
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It contains the towns of Brookfield, Cobblebank, Exford, Harkness, Hopetoun Park, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Merrimu, Strathtulloh, Thornhill Park, Toolern Vale, Weir Views, as well as parts of Eynesbury, Grangefields, Mount Cottrell and Parwan.
| Melton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Steve McGhie | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 53,306 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 332 km2 (128.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Members for Melton
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Cunningham | Labor | 1992–1999 | |
| Don Nardella | Labor | 1999–2017 | |
| Independent | 2017–2018 | ||
| Steve McGhie | Labor | 2018–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve McGhie | 14,193 | 37.7 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Graham Watt | 9,155 | 24.3 | +7.9 | |
| Independent | Ian Birchall | 3,403 | 9.1 | −4.2 | |
| Independent | Jarrod James Bingham | 2,186 | 5.8 | +0.8 | |
| Greens | Praise Morris | 1,711 | 4.6 | 0.0 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Paul Blackborrow | 1,682 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Ashley Alp | 1,629 | 4.3 | +1.5 | |
| Family First | Richard Brunt | 946 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Fiona Adin-James | 743 | 2.0 | −0.8 | |
| Freedom | Tony Dobran | 717 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Justice | Samantha Jane Donald | 663 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| New Democrats | Jasleen Kaur | 242 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Health Australia | Lucienne Ciappara | 219 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Jason Spencer Perera | 130 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,619 | 88.9 | –1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,716 | 11.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,335 | 84.4 | +7.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve McGhie | 20,538 | 54.6 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal | Graham Watt | 17,081 | 45.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
