Electoral district of Buninyong
| Buninyong Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Buninyong (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Geoff Howard |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 40,891 (2014) |
| Area | 3,107 km2 (1,199.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Regional City |
The Electoral district of Buninyong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Ballarat East, covering south and southeast suburbs of Ballarat as well as the rural areas to the south and east of the city. It includes the suburbs of Eureka, Canadian, Sebastopol, Mount Clear, Buninyong and Golden Point. It also includes the rural towns between Linton, Corindhap, Lethbridge, Ballan and Bungaree.[2]
Buninyong was first contested at the 2014 election, and was won by the outgoing Labor MP for abolished Ballarat East, Geoff Howard.[3]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Howard | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Buninyong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Howard | 15,984 | 43.5 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Ben Taylor | 12,829 | 35.0 | −7.5 | |
| Greens | Tony Goodfellow | 4,017 | 10.9 | −0.4 | |
| National | Sonia Smith | 2,301 | 6.3 | +5.5 | |
| Family First | Keith Geyer | 950 | 2.6 | −0.7 | |
| Country Alliance | James Keays | 622 | 1.7 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,703 | 95.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,852 | 4.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38,555 | 94.3 | +5.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Geoff Howard | 20,697 | 56.4 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Ben Taylor | 16,006 | 43.6 | −4.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
References
- ↑ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Buninyong District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ↑ "Buninyong - Victorian Election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
External links
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