Electoral district of Eureka
The Electoral district of Eureka is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021, and came into effect at the 2022 Victorian state election.[1]
| Eureka Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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_2022.svg.png.webp) Location of Eureka (dark green) in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michaela Settle | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 52,476 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,915 km2 (1,511.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Regional city | ||||||||||||||
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It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Buninyong, covering the east and southeast suburbs of Ballarat, including the suburbs of Eureka, Brown Hill, Ballarat East, Golden Point, Canadian, Mount Pleasant, Mount Clear, Mount Helen and Buninyong. It also covers large parts of the Golden Plains Shire and Moorabool Shire areas, including the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Meredith, Lethbridge, Teesdale and Inverleigh.[2]
The abolished seat of Buninyong was held by Labor MP Michaela Settle, who recontested Eureka and retained the seat at the 2022 election.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Michaela Settle | 18,531 | 41.0 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal | Paul Tatchell | 14,320 | 31.6 | +0.7 | |
| Greens | Sam McColl | 4,887 | 10.8 | +1.7 | |
| Democratic Labour | Tabitha Rickard | 1,821 | 4.0 | +3.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Wendy Morrison | 1,519 | 3.4 | −0.5 | |
| Family First | Adrian Garcia | 1,233 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Nicola Reid | 1,083 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Freedom | Anthony Joseph Giampaolo | 967 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Michael Ray | 666 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Mark William Banwell | 220 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,247 | 93.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,297 | 6.8 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,544 | 89.1 | -18 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michaela Settle | 25,869 | 57.2 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | Paul Tatchell | 19,378 | 42.8 | +2.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
See also
References
- "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Map of Eureka 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.
- Eureka District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.