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.

Narracan
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location of Narracan (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1967
MPWayne Farnham
PartyLiberal
NamesakeNarracan
Electors52,203 (2018)
Area4,503 km2 (1,738.6 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Narracan:
Monbulk Eildon Gippsland East
Pakenham Narracan Gippsland South
Bass Gippsland South Morwell
Footnotes
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The electorate covers the provincial WarragulDrouin 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 describing a crow.[2]

Members for Narracan

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Member 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

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2023 Narracan state supplementary election[3][4][5]
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

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