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Electoral district of Ovens Valley

Summary

The electoral district of Ovens Valley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]

Ovens Valley
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Ovens Valley (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created2014
MPTim McCurdy
PartyNational Party
Electors43,200 (2018)
Area10,558 km2 (4,076.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Ovens Valley:
Shepparton New South Wales Benambra
Euroa Ovens Valley Benambra
Eildon Gippsland East Gippsland East

It largely covers areas from the abolished district of Murray Valley, centering on the city of Wangaratta. It includes the towns of Yarrawonga, Cobram, and other towns in the local government areas of Moira, Wangaratta, and Alpine.[2]

The abolished seat of Murray Valley was held by Nationals MP Tim McCurdy, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.

Members edit

Member Party Term
  Tim McCurdy National 2014–present

Election results edit

2022 Victorian state election: Ovens Valley[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim McCurdy 21,057 52.1 +10.4
Labor Zuvele Leschen 8,369 20.7 +0.0
Greens Zoe Kromar 3,625 9.0 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Julian Fidge 2,995 7.4 +7.4
Freedom Mark Bugge 1,932 4.8 +4.8
Family First Anna Wise 1,403 3.5 +3.5
Animal Justice Aisha Slater 1,009 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 40,382 95.1 +0.4
Informal votes 2,114 4.9 −0.4
Turnout 42,496 88.3 −2.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim McCurdy 27,395 67.8 +5.7
Labor Zuvele Leschen 12,987 32.2 −5.7
National hold Swing +5.7

References edit

  1. ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Ovens Valley District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  3. ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ Ovens Valley District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links edit

  • District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission

36°37′S 146°31′E / 36.61°S 146.51°E / -36.61; 146.51