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| name = Mallee
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| image = Division of Mallee 2022.png
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| caption = Division of Mallee in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], as of the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]].
| caption = Division of Mallee in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], as of the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]]
| created = 1949
| created = 1949
| mp = [[Anne Webster]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shields |first1=Jason |title=Federal election 2019: Nationals brand rocked, but Mallee voters give Anne Webster a chance |url=http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/6132224/federal-election-2019-nationals-brand-rocked-but-mallee-voters-give-anne-webster-a-chance/ |access-date=27 May 2019 |agency=sunraysiadaily.com.au}}</ref>
| mp = [[Anne Webster]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shields |first1=Jason |title=Federal election 2019: Nationals brand rocked, but Mallee voters give Anne Webster a chance |url=http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/6132224/federal-election-2019-nationals-brand-rocked-but-mallee-voters-give-anne-webster-a-chance/ |access-date=27 May 2019 |agency=sunraysiadaily.com.au}}</ref>
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The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the [[1949 Australian federal election|1949 election]]. It was named after the [[Mallee (Victoria)|Mallee]] region of Victoria, in which the division is located, which itself is named after the [[mallee (habit)|mallee]] variety of [[eucalyptus]]. Note that the division also includes the [[Wimmera]] region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is ''Wimmera Mallee News''.
The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the [[1949 Australian federal election|1949 election]]. It was named after the [[Mallee (Victoria)|Mallee]] region of Victoria, in which the division is located, which itself is named after the [[mallee (habit)|mallee]] variety of [[eucalyptus]]. Note that the division also includes the [[Wimmera]] region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is ''Wimmera Mallee News''.


Mallee has always been a safe [[National Party of Australia|Country/National]] seat. It was previously the safest [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] seat in federal parliament and also previously the safest seat in the entire parliament in the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010]] election, with a 24-point swing required for [[Labor Party of Australia|Labor]] to have won it. In the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]], a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] candidate stood against the Country/National Party, making it a contest between Coalition parties.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23930633 "Australian election: Ten things"], BBC News, 5 September 2013</ref>
Mallee has always been a safe [[National Party of Australia|Country/National]] seat. It was previously the safest [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] seat in federal parliament and also previously the safest seat in the entire parliament in the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010]] election, with a 24-point swing required for [[Labor Party of Australia|Labor]] to have won it. In the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]] and [[2019 Australian federal election|2019]] elections a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] candidate stood against the National Party, making it a contest between the Coalition parties.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23930633 "Australian election: Ten things"], BBC News, 5 September 2013</ref>
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| [[Winton Turnbull|Sir Winton Turnbull]]<br />{{small|(1899–1980)}}
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| nowrap | [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]] –<br/>[[1972 Australian federal election|2 November 1972]]
| nowrap | [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]] –<br/>[[1972 Australian federal election|2 November 1972]]
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[[Category:Shire of Central Goldfields]]
[[Category:Shire of Central Goldfields]]
[[Category:Shire of Gannawarra]]
[[Category:Rural City of Horsham]]
[[Category:Shire of Hindmarsh]]
[[Category:Shire of Loddon]]
[[Category:Shire of West Wimmera]]
[[Category:Shire of Yarriambiack]]
[[Category:Loddon Mallee (region)]]

Latest revision as of 21:56, 14 May 2024

Mallee
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mallee in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1949
MPAnne Webster[1]
PartyThe Nationals
NamesakeThe Mallee
Electors110,676 (2022)
Area83,412 km2 (32,205.6 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the far north-west of the state, adjoining the border with South Australia in the west, and the Murray River (which forms the border with New South Wales) in the north. At 81,962 square kilometres (31,646 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. It includes the centres of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal, Stawell, Horsham and Maryborough.

Geography

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Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[2]

History

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The Mallee, a region in Victoria from which the division takes its name

The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election. It was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, in which the division is located, which itself is named after the mallee variety of eucalyptus. Note that the division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is Wimmera Mallee News.

Mallee has always been a safe Country/National seat. It was previously the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament and also previously the safest seat in the entire parliament in the 2010 election, with a 24-point swing required for Labor to have won it. In the 2013 and 2019 elections a Liberal Party candidate stood against the National Party, making it a contest between the Coalition parties.[3]

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Sir Winton Turnbull
(1899–1980) 		Country 10 December 1949 –
2 November 1972 		Previously held the Division of Wimmera. Retired
  Peter Fisher
(1936–) 		Country 2 December 1972 –
2 May 1975 		Retired
  National Country 2 May 1975 –
16 October 1982
  Nationals 16 October 1982 –
8 February 1993
  John Forrest
(1949–) 		Nationals 13 March 1993 –
5 August 2013 		Retired
  Andrew Broad
(1975–) 		Nationals 7 September 2013 –
11 April 2019 		Retired
  Anne Webster
(1959–) 		Nationals 18 May 2019 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Mallee
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Mallee.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Mallee[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Anne Webster 50,187 49.09 +22.65
Labor Carole Hart 17,133 16.76 +0.22
Independent Sophie Baldwin 10,256 10.03 +10.03
United Australia Stuart King 9,271 9.07 +5.56
One Nation Vanessa Atkinson 6,901 6.75 +6.75
Greens Sam McColl 5,463 5.34 +1.68
Independent Claudia Haenel 2,196 2.15 +2.15
Australian Citizens Chris Lahy 822 0.80 +0.38
Total formal votes 102,229 94.36 +5.22
Informal votes 6,113 5.64 −5.22
Turnout 108,342 90.19 −4.09
Two-party-preferred result
National Anne Webster 70,523 68.99 +3.31
Labor Carole Hart 31,706 31.01 −3.31
National hold Swing +3.31
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Mallee in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

References

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  1. ^ Shields, Jason. "Federal election 2019: Nationals brand rocked, but Mallee voters give Anne Webster a chance". sunraysiadaily.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Australian election: Ten things", BBC News, 5 September 2013
  4. ^ Mallee, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
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