Electoral district of Werribee
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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The electoral district of Werribee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It has existed in two incarnations, first from 1976 to 2002,[1] and was created again in the 2013 redistribution and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[2]
| Werribee Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1976–2002 2014–present |
| MP | John Lister |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Suburb of Werribee |
| Electors | 46,282 (2018) |
| Area | 339 km2 (130.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
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Based on the rapidly growing outer south west suburbs of Melbourne, it takes in areas from Tarneit and Lara. It covers the suburbs of Werribee, Wyndham Vale, and the rural areas surrounding these suburbs to the south and west.[3]
Werribee was estimated to be a safe Labor seat with a margin of 11.4%, and was held by Labor with a further 4.2% swing towards them at the 2014 state election.[4]
It was held for over a decade by former Treasurer Tim Pallas, but since the 2025 Werribee state by-election, the division has been held by Labor’s John Lister.
Members for Werribee
First incarnation (1976–2002)
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Neville Hudson (1923–1980) |
Liberal | 20 March 1976 – 5 May 1979 |
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| Ken Coghill (1944–) |
Labor | 5 May 1979 – 30 March 1996 |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly between 1988 and 1992. Retired[5] | ||
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Mary Gillett (1958–) |
Labor | 30 March 1996 – 30 November 2002 |
Moved to Tarneit after seat abolished | |
Second incarnation (2014–present)
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tim Pallas (1960–) |
Labor | 29 November 2014 – 6 January 2025 |
Previously member for Tarneit.[6] Treasurer of Victoria from 2014 until 2024.[7] Resigned[8] | |
 |
John Lister | Labor | 8 February 2025 – present |
Won by-election. Incumbent | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steve Murphy | 12,207 | 28.98 | +3.65 | |
| Labor | John Lister | 12,168 | 28.89 | −16.47 | |
| Independent | Paul Hopper | 6,134 | 14.56 | +8.66 | |
| Greens | Rifai A. Raheem | 3,190 | 7.57 | +0.80 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Sue Munro | 3,008 | 7.14 | +3.54 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Xavier Menta | 2,316 | 5.50 | +5.50 | |
| Family First | Matt Emerson | 1,827 | 4.34 | +1.84 | |
| Animal Justice | Shohre Mansouri Jajaee | 401 | 0.95 | −0.94 | |
| Independent | Munish Joshi | 352 | 0.84 | +0.84 | |
| Independent | Aidan McLindon | 270 | 0.64 | +0.64 | |
| Independent | Aijaz Moinuddin | 164 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
| Independent | Kodei Mulcahy | 80 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,117 | 93.34 | +3.06 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,003 | 6.66 | −3.06 | ||
| Turnout | 45,120 | 79.91 | −5.67 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Lister | 21,405 | 50.82 | −10.10 | |
| Liberal | Steve Murphy | 20,712 | 49.18 | +10.10 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −10.10 | |||
