Division of Mallee

Mallee Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mallee (green) in Victoria
Created	1949
MP	Andrew Broad
Party	The Nationals
Namesake	The Mallee
Electors	89,824 (2010)
Area	70,694 km2 (27,295.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the far north-west of the state, adjoining the border with South Australia in the west, and the Murray River (which forms the border with New South Wales) in the north. At 70,694 square kilometres (27,295 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. It includes the centres of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal, Stawell and Horsham.

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election. It was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, in which the Division is located, which itself is named after the mallee variety of eucalyptus. Note that the Division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is "Wimmera Mallee News".

Mallee has always been a safe Country/The Nationals seat. It is currently the safest Coalition seat in federal parliament and also the safest seat in the entire parliament as of the 2010 election, with a 24-point swing required for Labor to win it. In the 2013 election, however, a Liberal Party candidate stood against the Country/National Party, making it a contest between Coalition parties.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Winton Turnbull	Country	1949–1972
	Peter Fisher	Country	1972–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1993
	John Forrest	National	1993–2013
	Andrew Broad	National	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Mallee

Australian federal election, 2013: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Broad	33,270	38.76	−23.82
	Liberal	Chris Crewther	23,363	27.22	+24.12
	Labor	Lydia Senior	15,020	17.50	−3.33
	Katter's Australian	Vince Cirillo	3,195	3.72	+3.72
	Palmer United	Mark Cory	2,883	3.36	+3.36
	Greens	Jane Macallister	2,637	3.07	−4.67
	Sex Party	Amy Mulcahy	2,118	2.47	+2.47
	Family First	Neil Buller	1,356	1.58	−3.67
	Rise Up Australia	Tim Middleton	772	0.90	+0.90
	Independent	Allen Ridgeway	595	0.69	+0.69
	Country Alliance	Michael Coldham	384	0.45	+0.45
	CEC	Chris Lahy	241	0.28	+0.28
Total formal votes			85,834	93.09	−2.53
Informal votes			6,373	6.91	+2.53
Turnout			92,207	94.70	+0.25
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Broad	63,224	73.66	+0.40
	Labor	Lydia Senior	22,610	26.34	−0.40
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Andrew Broad	48,243	56.21	−15.20
	Liberal	Chris Crewther	37,591	43.79	+43.79
	National hold		Swing	N/A

External links

• Division of Mallee - Australian Electoral Commission