| Benambra Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
) Location of Benambra (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1877 |
| MP | Bill Tilley |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Electors | 48,795 (2018) |
| Area | 10,037 km2 (3,875.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 36°30′S 147°25′E / 36.500°S 147.417°E |
The electoral district of Benambra is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 10,037 square kilometres (3,875 sq mi)[1] in north-eastern Victoria, and includes the towns of Baranduda, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Corryong, Eskdale, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, Wodonga and Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
The district of Benambra was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876.[2] taking effect at the 1877 elections.
The district has been held by various conservative parties unbroken since 1877, with the Liberal Party taking the seat from the Nationals in 1976 and retaining it since.
The district of Benambra is named after Benambra, a small town 28km north of Omeo, in Gippsland. The town of Benambra is not actually located in the electoral district. Benambra is thought to be Aboriginal in origin meaning hills with big trees or men spearing eels.[3]
Members for Benambra
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wright | Liberal | 1877–1880 | |
| Peter Wallace | Conservative | 1880–1886 | |
| Peter Wright | Liberal | 1886–1889 | |
| Albert Craven | Conservative | 1889–1913 | |
| Conservative Liberal | |||
| Comm Liberal | |||
| John Leckie | Comm Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Henry Beardmore | Economy | 1917–1918 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1931 | ||
| United Australia | 1931–1932 | ||
| Roy Paton | Country | 1932–1947 | |
| Tom Mitchell | Country | 1947–1976 | |
| National | |||
| Lou Lieberman | Liberal | 1976–1992 | |
| Tony Plowman | Liberal | 1992–2006 | |
| Bill Tilley | Liberal | 2006–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 16,515 | 39.86 | −14.75 | |
| Labor | Mark Tait | 7,467 | 18.02 | −13.25 | |
| Independent | Jacqui Hawkins | 6,687 | 16.14 | +16.14 | |
| Independent | Jenny O'Connor | 5,427 | 13.10 | +13.10 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Josh Knight | 3,774 | 9.11 | +9.11 | |
| Greens | John Bardsley | 1,565 | 3.78 | −5.31 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,435 | 94.66 | −0.80 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,336 | 5.34 | +0.80 | ||
| Turnout | 43,771 | 89.70 | −3.17 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 24,393 | 58.91 | -0.76 | |
| Labor | Mark Tait | 17,013 | 41.09 | +0.76 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bill Tilley | 21,732 | 52.45 | −7.23 | |
| Independent | Jacqui Hawkins | 19,703 | 47.55 | +47.55 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ^ a b "Benambra District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/benambra
- ^ State Election 2018: Benambra District, VEC.