Electoral district of Morwell
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The Electoral district of Morwell is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the regional centres of Morwell and Traralgon as well as the surround rural areas in the middle of Gippsland.
Created in 1955 it was held by the Liberals until the 1970 election when it was won by Labor. They held the seat until the 2006 election when the Nationals unexpectedly gained the seat.
It was one of the few seats to record a swing to the Liberals at the 2002 election. This was primarily due to the presence of a pro-logging independent Labor party candidate who directed his preferences to the Liberal Party. Labor's Brendan Jenkins still won the seat with a 4.9% margin.
Jenkins suffered similar internal dissent at the 2006 election which again resulted in a former ALP member running against him. However this time Jenkins was not able to retain the seat, losing to Russell Northe from the Nationals.
[edit] Members for Morwell
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Balfour | Liberal | 1955-1967 | |
| Archie Tanner | Liberal | 1967-1970 | |
| Derek Amos | Labor | 1970-1981 | |
| Valerie Callister | Labor | 1981-1988 | |
| Keith Hamilton | Labor | 1988-2002 | |
| Brendan Jenkins | Labor | 2002-2006 | |
| Russell Northe | National | 2006-present |
[edit] See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
[edit] External links
- Electorate profile: Morwell District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Morwell District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Morwell District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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