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Electoral district of Mornington

The electoral district of Mornington is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate can be described as outer metropolitan and rural, including animal farming, grape production and wineries.[1] The district is 155 square kilometres in area.[2]

Mornington
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Mornington (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Dates current1859–1967
1985–present
MPChris Crewther
PartyLiberal
NamesakeMornington
Electors47,184 (2018)
Area155 km2 (59.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan and rural fringe
Coordinates38°15′S 145°04′E / 38.250°S 145.067°E / -38.250; 145.067
Electorates around Mornington:
Port Phillip Frankston Hastings
Port Phillip Mornington Hastings
Nepean Nepean Hastings

It was first created in 1859 when the Electoral district of Evelyn and Mornington was abolished and split in two.[3] The district of Mornington initially included the entire Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island and French Island.[3] Currently it includes Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha and Tuerong, and parts of Baxter and Moorooduc.[2]

Mornington has been held by the Liberal Party since it was re-created in 1985. Since 2022, the member for Mornington is Chris Crewther, who previously held the overlapping federal seat of Dunkley from 2016 to 2019.

Members for Mornington

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First incarnation (1859–1967)
Member Party Term
  William Lyall Unaligned 1859–1861
  Henry Samuel Chapman Unaligned 1861–1862
  Sir James McCulloch Unaligned 1862–1872
  James Purves Unaligned 1872–1880
  James Gibb Unaligned 1880–1886
  Louis Smith Unaligned 1886–1894
  Alfred Downward Unaligned 1894–1929
  Herbert Downward Country 1929–1932
  Alfred Kirton United Australia 1932–1947
  Country
  William Leggatt Liberal 1947–1956
  Roberts Dunstan Liberal 1956–1967
Second incarnation (1985–present)
Member Party Term
  Robin Cooper Liberal 1985–2006
  David Morris Liberal 2006–2022
  Chris Crewther Liberal 2022–present

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mornington
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Mornington.[edit]
2022 Victorian state election: Mornington[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Crewther 17,910 42.58 −8.01
Independent Kate Lardner 9,432 22.42 22.42
Labor Georgia Fowler 9,246 21.98 −12.30
Greens Harry Sinclair 2,677 6.38 −3.42
Freedom Paul Pettitt 1,041 2.47 2.47
Animal Justice Leonie Schween 740 1.76 −3.57
Independent Jane Agirtan 641 1.52 1.52
Family First Ross Hayward 375 0.89 0.89
Total formal votes 42,062 95.85 0.38
Informal votes 1,823 4.15 −0.38
Turnout 43,885 91.34 −0.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Chris Crewther 24,514 58.28 3.28
Labor Georgia Fowler 17,548 41.72 −3.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Chris Crewther 21,326 50.70 −4.30
Independent Kate Lardner 20,736 49.30 49.30
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Historical maps

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    Location of Mornington district in 1859
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References

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  1. ^ "About Mornington Peninsula". Visit Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Peninsula Tourism. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Electorate profile: Mornington District". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ Mornington District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


 

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