Electoral district of Hastings

Hastings Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Hastings (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2002
MP	Neale Burgess
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors	47,150 (2014)
Area	465 km^2 (179.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Mixed rural and urban fringe

The Electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east. It covers Hastings, Tyabb, Somerville, Pearcedale and the Casey fishing villages across to Tooradin. French Island is also included within the electoral boundary.

The seat has been held by Neale Burgess from the Liberal Party for several terms.

Members for Hastings

Member		Party	Term
	Rosy Buchanan	Labor	2002–2006
	Neale Burgess	Liberal	2006–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Hastings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Neale Burgess	21,316	51.2	−1.7
	Labor	Steven Hosking	13,109	31.5	−0.7
	Greens	Derek Fagan	3,096	7.4	+0.4
	Independent	Robert Andersson	2,133	5.1	+5.1
	Country Alliance	Scot Leslie	940	2.3	+0.8
	Rise Up Australia	Colin Robertson	697	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Paul Madigan	343	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			41,634	94.1	−0.2
Informal votes			2,608	5.9	+0.2
Turnout			44,242	93.8	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neale Burgess	24,036	57.6	−2.0
	Labor	Steven Hosking	17,657	42.4	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.0

External links

• Electorate profile: Hastings, Victorian Electoral Commission