Melton
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Melton (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1992
MPSteve McGhie
PartyLabor
Electors53,306 (2018)
Area332 km2 (128.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Electorates around Melton:
Eureka Macedon Sunbury
Eureka Melton Sydenham
Eureka Werribee Kororoit

The electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It contains the towns of Aintree, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Blackwood, Brookfield, Greendale, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Sydenham West, and Toolern Vale as well as parts of Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank and Truganina.

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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Melton
2022 Victorian state election: Melton[2][3][4]
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

References

  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ Melton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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Electoral districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Former electoral districts of Victoria
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