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Electoral district of Murray Valley

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Former state electoral district of Victoria, Australia

Australian electorate
Murray Valley
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1945
Abolished2014
Electors38,342 (2010)
Area5,020 km (1,938.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Murray Valley was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

It contained the towns of Cobram, Numurkah, Rutherglen, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga, as well as many other smaller towns.

The electorate was created in 1945 and abolished in 2014. For the entirety of existence it was held by the National Party and its predecessors.

Members for Murray Valley

Member Party Term
  George Moss Country 1945–1973
  Bill Baxter Country 1973–1975
  National Country 1975–1976
  Ken Jasper National Country 1976–1982
  National 1982–2010
  Tim McCurdy National 2010–2014

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Murray Valley
2010 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim McCurdy 18,357 53.83 +2.92
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 7,065 20.72 −1.20
Independent Roberto Paino 3,339 9.79 +9.79
Country Alliance Peter Watson 2,668 7.82 +7.82
Greens Doug Ralph 1,598 4.69 −0.75
Family First Ray Hungerford 1,073 3.15 −1.00
Total formal votes 34,100 94.87 −1.43
Informal votes 1,845 5.13 +1.43
Turnout 35,945 93.75 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim McCurdy 23,604 69.04 −2.72
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 10,587 30.96 +2.72
National hold Swing −2.72

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Former electoral districts of Victoria


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