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The '''electoral district of Gippsland East''' is an electoral district of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]]. It covers most of eastern [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] and includes the towns of [[Bairnsdale, Victoria|Bairnsdale]], [[Lakes Entrance, Victoria|Lakes Entrance]], [[Orbost, Victoria|Orbost]], [[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]], [[Maffra]] and [[Heyfield]]. Gippsland East is the state's third largest electorate in area and covers 27,531 square kilometres.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/guide/giea/|title = Gippsland East|date = | |
The '''electoral district of Gippsland East''' is an electoral district of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]]. It covers most of eastern [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] and includes the towns of [[Bairnsdale, Victoria|Bairnsdale]], [[Lakes Entrance, Victoria|Lakes Entrance]], [[Orbost, Victoria|Orbost]], [[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]], [[Maffra]] and [[Heyfield]]. Gippsland East is the state's third largest electorate in area and covers 27,531 square kilometres.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/guide/giea/|title = Gippsland East|date = |access-date = 15 February 2015|website = Victoria Votes|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> |
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The [[National Party of Australia – Victoria|National Party]] held the seat without interruption from 1920 to 1999. However at the [[1999 Victorian state election|1999 election]] independent candidate [[Craig Ingram]] unexpectedly won the seat after receiving preferences from the independent, [[One Nation Party|One Nation]] and [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] candidates.<ref name=VEC>{{cite web|title=Gippsland East District profile |url=http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state1999distributionGippslandEastDistrict.html |website=Victorian Electoral Commission | |
The [[National Party of Australia – Victoria|National Party]] held the seat without interruption from 1920 to 1999. However at the [[1999 Victorian state election|1999 election]] independent candidate [[Craig Ingram]] unexpectedly won the seat after receiving preferences from the independent, [[One Nation Party|One Nation]] and [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] candidates.<ref name=VEC>{{cite web|title=Gippsland East District profile |url=http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state1999distributionGippslandEastDistrict.html |website=Victorian Electoral Commission |access-date=10 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006233541/http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state1999distributionGippslandEastDistrict.html |archivedate=6 October 2009 }}</ref> |
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Ingram's victory affected state politics—Ingram and fellow Independents Susan Davies and Russell Savage contributed to the end of the Kennett era by agreeing to back Labor to form government after the 1999 election.<ref name=":0" /> Ingram was also returned in the 2002 and 2006 elections. He was defeated in 2010 by National candidate [[Tim Bull]]. |
Ingram's victory affected state politics—Ingram and fellow Independents Susan Davies and Russell Savage contributed to the end of the Kennett era by agreeing to back Labor to form government after the 1999 election.<ref name=":0" /> Ingram was also returned in the 2002 and 2006 elections. He was defeated in 2010 by National candidate [[Tim Bull]]. |
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Revision as of 11:25, 8 November 2020
| Gippsland East Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Gippsland East (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| MP | Tim Bull |
| Party | National Party |
| Electors | 46,335 (2018) |
| Area | 27,531 km2 (10,629.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The electoral district of Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers most of eastern Victoria and includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost, Omeo, Maffra and Heyfield. Gippsland East is the state's third largest electorate in area and covers 27,531 square kilometres.[1]
The National Party held the seat without interruption from 1920 to 1999. However at the 1999 election independent candidate Craig Ingram unexpectedly won the seat after receiving preferences from the independent, One Nation and Labor candidates.[2]
Ingram's victory affected state politics—Ingram and fellow Independents Susan Davies and Russell Savage contributed to the end of the Kennett era by agreeing to back Labor to form government after the 1999 election.[1] Ingram was also returned in the 2002 and 2006 elections. He was defeated in 2010 by National candidate Tim Bull.
Members for Gippsland East
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Foster | Unaligned | 1889–1902 | |
| James Cameron | Ministerialist | 1902–1920 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | |||
| Nationalist | |||
| Sir Albert Lind | Farmers Union | 1920–1961 | |
| Land | |||
| Bruce Evans | Land | 1961–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1992 | ||
| David Treasure | National | 1992–1999 | |
| Craig Ingram | Independent | 1999–2010 | |
| Tim Bull | National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Tim Bull | 22,438 | 56.73 | −3.63 | |
| Labor | Mark Reeves | 8,589 | 21.72 | +1.35 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sonia Buckley | 2,507 | 6.34 | +6.34 | |
| Greens | Deb Foskey | 2,455 | 6.21 | −1.76 | |
| Independent | Matt Stephenson | 1,509 | 3.82 | +3.82 | |
| Independent | George Neophytou | 1,210 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Garrett | 842 | 2.13 | +2.13 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,550 | 94.25 | −0.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,411 | 5.75 | +0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 41,961 | 90.56 | −3.02 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Tim Bull | 26,819 | 67.59 | −0.32 | |
| Labor | Mark Reeves | 12,859 | 32.41 | +0.32 | |
| National hold | Swing | −0.32 | |||
List of towns in Gippsland East
Bairnsdale, Boisdale, Briagolong, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Dargo, Ensay, Heyfield, Lakes Entrance, Lindenow, Maffra, Mallacoota, Metung, Newry, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Raymond Island, Stratford, Swan Reach, Swifts Creek and Wy Yung.[2]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Gippsland East". Victoria Votes. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Gippsland East District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ State Election 2018: Gippsland East District, VEC.
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