Electoral district of Ripon
Ripon is a single member electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is a rural electorate based in western Victoria. In 1946 the electoral district of Ripon was first contested but then abolished in the 1955 election after being held by Labor for seven of these years.[1] Ripon was re-created in 1976,[1] essentially as a replacement for Hampden and Kara Kara.
| Ripon Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location of Ripon (dark green) in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1945–1955 1976–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Martha Haylett | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Shire of Ripon | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 47,774 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,444 km2 (5,576.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°57′0″S 143°15′36″E / 36.95000°S 143.26000°E | ||||||||||||||
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Ripon has an area of 16,761 square kilometres.[2] It includes the towns of Amphitheatre, Ararat, Avoca, Bealiba, Beaufort, Borung, Bridgewater on Loddon, Buangor, Cardigan, Carisbrook, Charlton, Clunes, Creswick, Dunolly, Eddington, Elmhurst, Glenorchy, Great Western, Inglewood, Landsborough, Lexton, Lucas, Marnoo, Maryborough, Miners Rest, Moonambel, Newbridge, Snake Valley, St Arnaud, Stawell, Stuart Mill, Talbot, Tarnagulla and Wedderburn.[2] The main population centres are Creswick, Ararat, Maryborough, Avoca, Bridgewater on Loddon, St Arnaud and Stawell.[1] This district is known for agriculture, wine making, timber industries, manufacturing, wool production, paper milling, knitting mills and tourism.[2]
It has been held by the Liberal Party for most of its history. However, it was one of several country seats that unexpectedly fell to Labor Party in 1999 as part of Labor's shock victory that year. Labor would hold the seat until 2014, and reclaimed it in 2022. The 2018 result was the subject of a legal challenge by the second placed Labor candidate.[3]
In the 2021 redistribution, the boundaries of Ripon moved southeast, losing Donald and Charlton to Mildura, and Stawell to Lowan, and also gaining rural towns to the north, west and southwest of Ballarat from the abolished district of Buninyong. As a result, it is estimated that Ripon would be a Labor marginal seat from results of the 2018 election with a margin of 2.8%.[4]
Members edit
| First incarnation (1945–1955) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Ernie Morton | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
| Rutherford Guthrie | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
| Ernie Morton | Labor | 1950–1955 | |
| Second incarnation (1976–present) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Tom Austin | Liberal | 1976–1992 | |
| Steve Elder | Liberal | 1992–1999 | |
| Joe Helper | Labor | 1999–2014 | |
| Louise Staley | Liberal | 2014–2022 | |
| Martha Haylett | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Martha Haylett | 16,321 | 38.5 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal | Louise Staley | 15,305 | 36.2 | –0.6 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Luke Smith | 3,606 | 8.5 | +3.1 | |
| Greens | Earl James | 2,524 | 6.0 | +1.3 | |
| Family First | Craig George | 1,316 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Animal Justice | Holly Sitters | 1,145 | 2.7 | +0.3 | |
| Justice | Wren Louise Wilson | 940 | 2.2 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | Wayne Rigg | 872 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Bernard Quince | 312 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,341 | 93.2 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,111 | 6.8 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45,452 | 89.5 | −3.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Martha Haylett | 22,438 | 53.0 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | Louise Staley | 19,903 | 47.0 | –0.2 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Victorian Election 2014". ABC. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ripon District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wilson, Amber (7 February 2019). "De Santis' lawyer says she should've won Ripon: court". Collie Mail.
- ^ "Map of Ripon District" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ripon District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links edit
- Ripon: Victorian Electoral Commission profile