Electoral district of Narracan

The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party.

The electorate covers the provincial Warragul–Drouin urban area, as well as many smaller rural towns in north west Gippsland.

The electoral district of Narracan is named after Narracan, a rural locality located in the narrow Narracan Creek Valley, 14 km south of Moe. The word "narracan" is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning crow.

Members for Narracan

	Party	Term
Jim Balfour	Liberal	1967–1982
John Delzoppo	Liberal	1982–1996
Florian Andrighetto	Liberal	1996–1999
Ian Maxfield	Labor	1999–2006
Gary Blackwood	Liberal	2006–2022
Wayne Farnham	Liberal	2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Narracan This section is an excerpt from 2023 Narracan state supplementary election § Results.

2023 Narracan state supplementary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	16,741	45.0	−10.6
	Greens	Alyssa Weaver	4,132	11.1	+5.1
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	4,110	11.0	+11.0
	Democratic Labour	Sophia Camille De Wit	2,641	7.1	+7.1
	Freedom	Leonie Blackwell	2,254	6.1	+6.1
	One Nation	Casey Murphy	2,246	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Annemarie McCabe	1,437	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Abelman	1,325	3.6	+3.6
	Family First	Brendan Clarke	1,089	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice	Austin Cram	849	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Ian Honey	381	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			37,205	93.4	–1.4
Informal votes			2,619	6.6	+1.4
Turnout			39,824	78.9	−5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	23,448	63.0	+3.0
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	13,757	37.0	+37.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

References

"Narracan (Supplementary) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". ABC News. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
"Narracan". Victorian Places. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Narracan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission.
Antony Green. "VIC 2021 Final Redistribution" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

Electorate profile: Narracan District, Victorian Electoral Commission

Electoral districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Labor (54)

Coalition (28)

Liberal (19)	Benambra Berwick Brighton Bulleen Caulfield Croydon Eildon Evelyn Hawthorn Kew Malvern Mornington Narracan Nepean Polwarth Rowville Sandringham South-West Coast Warrandyte
National (9)	Euroa Gippsland East Gippsland South Lowan Mildura Morwell Murray Plains Ovens Valley Shepparton

Greens (3)

Independent (1)

Ringwood

Independent Labor (1)

South Barwon

Vacant (1)

Prahran

v t e Electoral districts of the Eastern Victoria Region
District	Bass Evelyn Gippsland East Gippsland South Hastings Monbulk Mornington Morwell Narracan Nepean Pakenham

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