Division of Mallee

Mallee Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mallee in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Anne Webster
Party	The Nationals
Namesake	The Mallee
Electors	113,778 (2019)
Area	81,962 km2 (31,645.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

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 and Horsham.

History

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

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 is currently the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament and also the safest seat in the entire parliament as of the 2010 election, with a 24-point swing required for Labor to win it. In the 2013 election, however, a Liberal Party candidate stood against the Country/National Party, making it a contest between Coalition parties.

Members

	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 / National Country / Nationals	2 December 1972 – 8 February 1993	Retired
		John Forrest (1949–)	Nationals	13 March 1993 – 5 August 2013	Retired
		Andrew Broad (1975–)	Nationals	7 September 2013 – 11 April 2019	Retired
		Anne Webster	Nationals	11 April 2019	Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Mallee

External links

• Division of Mallee - Australian Electoral Commission