Electoral district of Yuroke
The electoral district of Yuroke is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and was created in a redistribution before the 2002 state election, replacing the abolished electorate of Tullamarine.
| Yuroke Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Yuroke (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | Ros Spence |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 58,068 (2018) |
| Area | 180 km2 (69.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
Included within its boundaries are Attwood, Craigieburn, Greenvale, Kalkallo, Mickleham and Yuroke, as well as parts of Roxburgh Park, Somerton, and Westmeadows.
It is considered to be a very safe Labor Party seat.
Members for Yuroke
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Beattie | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
| Ros Spence | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ros Spence | 28,519 | 59.42 | +5.33 | |
| Liberal | Jim Overend | 12,692 | 26.44 | +2.83 | |
| Greens | Louise Sampson | 3,070 | 6.40 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Golda Zogheib | 2,102 | 4.38 | +4.38 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Emma Dook | 1,612 | 3.36 | +3.36 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,995 | 93.11 | −0.39 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,549 | 6.89 | +0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 51,544 | 88.76 | −3.68 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ros Spence | 33,730 | 70.26 | +1.74 | |
| Liberal | Jim Overend | 14,278 | 29.74 | −1.74 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.74 | |||
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