Electoral district of Gippsland East

Gippsland East Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Gippsland East (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	1889
MP	Tim Bull
Party	National Party of Australia
Electors	43,113 (2014)
Area	27,531 km^2 (10,629.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Electoral district of Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers most of eastern Victoria and includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost, Omeo, Maffra and Heyfield. Gippsland East is the state's third largest electorate in area and covers 27,531 square kilometres.^[1]

The National Party held the seat without interruption from 1920 to 1999. However at the 1999 election independent candidate Craig Ingram unexpectedly won the seat after receiving preferences from the independent, One Nation and Labor candidates.^[2] Ingram's victory affected state politics - Ingram and fellow Independents Susan Davies and Russell Savage contributed to the end of the Kennett era by agreeing to back Labor to form government after the 1999 election.^[1] Ingram was also returned in the 2002 and 2006 elections. He was defeated in 2010 by National candidate Tim Bull.

Members for Gippsland East

Member		Party	Term
	Henry Foster	Unaligned	1889–1902
	James Cameron	Ministerialist	1902–1920
		Commonwealth Liberal
		Nationalist
	Sir Albert Lind	Farmers Union	1920–1961
		Country
	Bruce Evans	Country	1961–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1992
	David Treasure	National	1992–1999
	Craig Ingram	Independent	1999–2010
	Tim Bull	National	2010–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Gippsland East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Bull	22,984	60.4	+15.2
	Labor	Kate Maxfield	7,754	20.4	+12.9
	Greens	Scott Campbell-Smith	3,035	8.0	+2.7
	Country Alliance	David Hutchison	1,436	3.8	+1.2
	Independent	Leigh McDonald	929	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Peter Gardner	763	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Peter McKenzie	644	1.7	+1.7
	Rise Up Australia	Jenny Jack	531	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			38,076	94.4	−2.4
Informal votes			2,270	5.6	+2.4
Turnout			40,346	93.6	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Bull	25,954	67.9	−5.2
	Labor	Kate Maxfield	12,263	32.1	+5.2
	National hold		Swing	−5.2

List of towns in Gippsland East

Bairnsdale, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Dargo, Ensay, Heyfield, Lakes Entrance, Lindenow, Maffra, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Raymond Island, Stratford, Swan Reach, Swifts Creek and Wy Yung.^[2]

External links

• Electorate profile: Gippsland East District, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

1. "Gippsland East". Victoria Votes. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. "Gippsland East District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 February 2015.