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Electoral district of Sunbury
The electoral district of Sunbury is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
| Sunbury Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location of Sunbury (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Josh Bull |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 45,588 (2018) |
| Area | 340 km2 (131.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
It is a new district that was created in the fast-growing outer northwestern fringe of Melbourne from areas in the district of Macedon. It is centred on the city of Sunbury, and includes the towns of Diggers Rest, Bulla, Westmeadows and Gladstone Park.[2]
Sunbury was estimated to be a fairly safe Labor seat with a margin of 6.5% at the time of its creation.[3] Labor member Josh Bull became the first member for Sunbury at the 2014 election.[4]
Members edit
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josh Bull | 16,253 | 43.1 | −15.5 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 11,895 | 31.6 | −2.1 | |
| Greens | Richard Burke | 2,459 | 6.5 | −1.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Rohanna Mohr | 1,537 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Family First | Charles Pace | 1,445 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Independent | Laurence Pincini | 1,432 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Democratic Labour | Peter Bayliss | 1,317 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Victorian Socialists | James Gallagher | 1,164 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| New Democrats | Rushi Vijaykumar Patel | 204 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,706 | 93.5 | –0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,620 | 6.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 40,326 | 88.5 | +0.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Josh Bull | 21,271 | 56.4 | −8.1 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 16,435 | 43.6 | +8.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −8.1 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Sunbury District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2013 Victorian Redistribution Analysis of Electoral Boundaries". ABC.
- ^ "Victorian state election: Huge numbers of rookie MPs take their seats". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sunbury District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links edit
- District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission