Electoral district of Benambra

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]

Benambra
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Benambra (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1877
MPBill Tilley
PartyLiberal Party
Electors48,795 (2018)
Area10,037 km2 (3,875.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates36°30′S 147°25′E

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
MemberPartyTerm
  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
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Benambra
2018 Victorian state election: Benambra[4]
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 SwingN/A

References
  1. "Benambra District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/benambra
  4. State Election 2018: Benambra District, VEC.
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