Morwell
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Morwell (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1955
MPMartin Cameron
PartyNational
NamesakeMorwell
Electors48,406 (2018)
Area908 km2 (350.6 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Morwell:
Narracan Narracan Gippsland South
Narracan Morwell Gippsland South
Gippsland South Gippsland South Gippsland South

The electoral district of Morwell is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It covers the regional centres of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, as well as the surrounding rural areas in the middle of Gippsland.

Created in 1955,[1] it was held by the Liberals until the 1970 election, when it was won by Labor. They held the seat until the 2006 election, when the Nationals gained the seat. In 2017, Nationals MP Russell Northe resigned from the party, becoming an independent. At the 2022 election, the Nationals regained the seat with Martin Cameron being elected.

Members for Morwell

Member Party Term
  Jim Balfour Liberal 1955–1967
  Archie Tanner Liberal 1967–1970
  Derek Amos Labor 1970–1981
  Valerie Callister Labor 1981–1988
  Keith Hamilton Labor 1988–2002
  Brendan Jenkins Labor 2002–2006
  Russell Northe National 2006–2017
  Independent 2017–2022
  Martin Cameron National 2022–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Morwell
2022 Victorian state election: Morwell[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Maxfield 13,601 31.5 −6.8
National Martin Cameron 9,902 22.9 +14.1
Liberal Dale Harriman 6,710 15.5 +0.3
One Nation Allan Hicken 2,648 6.1 +6.1
Independent Sharon Gibson 2,515 5.8 +5.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers David Snelling 2044 4.7 −1.1
Greens Rochelle Hine 1,830 4.2 +0.5
Independent Tracie Lund 1,206 2.8 +1.0
Freedom Alex Maidana 900 2.1 +2.1
Family First Brendan Clarke 749 1.7 +1.7
Animal Justice Jessica McAuliffe 687 1.6 +1.6
Independent Lisa Proctor 469 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 43,261 92.5 +0.1
Informal votes 3,526 7.5 −0.1
Turnout 46,787 87.0 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Martin Cameron 23,541 54.4 +8.4
Labor Kate Maxfield 19,720 45.6 −8.4
National notional gain from Labor Swing +8.4

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Morwell District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


Categories