Murray Valley Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1945 |
Abolished | 2014 |
Electors | 38,342 (2010) |
Area | 5,020 km2 (1,938.2 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Murray Valley was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
It contained the towns of Cobram, Numurkah, Rutherglen, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga, as well as many other smaller towns.
The electorate was created in 1945 and abolished in 2014. For the entirety of existence it was held by the National Party and its predecessors.
Member | Party | Term | |
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George Moss | Country | 1945–1973 | |
Bill Baxter | Country | 1973–1975 | |
National Country | 1975–1976 | ||
Ken Jasper | National Country | 1976–1982 | |
National | 1982–2010 | ||
Tim McCurdy | National | 2010–2014 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Murray Valley |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Tim McCurdy | 18,357 | 53.83 | +2.92 | |
Labor | Lachlan Enshaw | 7,065 | 20.72 | -1.20 | |
Independent | Roberto Paino | 3,339 | 9.79 | +9.79 | |
Country Alliance | Peter Watson | 2,668 | 7.82 | +7.82 | |
Greens | Doug Ralph | 1,598 | 4.69 | -0.75 | |
Family First | Ray Hungerford | 1,073 | 3.15 | -1.00 | |
Total formal votes | 34,100 | 94.87 | -1.43 | ||
Informal votes | 1,845 | 5.13 | +1.43 | ||
Turnout | 35,945 | 93.75 | +0.59 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Tim McCurdy | 23,604 | 69.04 | -2.72 | |
Labor | Lachlan Enshaw | 10,587 | 30.96 | +2.72 | |
National hold | Swing | -2.72 |