Electoral district of Lara
Lara is a seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers much of the area between the western suburbs of Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. Most of the voters come from the very northern suburbs of Geelong, including Lara, Bell Post Hill and Corio. The district also includes the country towns of Anakie, Balliang and Little River but these add very few voters to the district.
| Lara Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location of Lara (dark green) in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ella George | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Lara, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 47,026 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 702 km2 (271.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Mixed urban and rural | ||||||||||||||
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The electorate was created at the 2002 state election, replacing the abolished Geelong North. A safe Labor seat like its predecessor, it was easily won by Peter Loney, formerly the MP for Geelong North. Loney faced a preselection challenge ahead of the 2006 election from upper house member John Eren, whose seat was being abolished as part of sweeping government reforms to the chamber. Facing certain defeat at the hands of the factionally connected Eren, Loney chose to retire. Eren faced little challenge in the general election, and was easily returned as the new member for Lara.
Members for Lara edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Loney | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
| John Eren | Labor | 2006–2022 | |
| Ella George | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Ella George | 19,635 | 49.7 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | Ralph Krein | 8,460 | 21.4 | −2.7 | |
| Greens | Courtney Gardner | 4,473 | 11.3 | +3.8 | |
| Family First | Steve Rankine | 1,775 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Payne | 1,688 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Peter Kelly | 1,502 | 3.8 | −3.1 | |
| Ind. Socialist Alliance | Sarah Hathway | 1,050 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Angry Victorians | Ash Taylor | 938 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,512 | 93.7 | –0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,677 | 6.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 42,189 | 86.2 | –1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ella George | 26,027 | 65.9 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal | Ralph Krein | 13,485 | 34.1 | +3.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
References edit
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Lara District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links edit
- Electorate profile: Lara District, Victorian Electoral Commission