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Electoral district of Warrandyte

Coordinates: 37°45′36″S 145°13′48″E / 37.76000°S 145.23000°E / -37.76000; 145.23000
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Warrandyte
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location of Warrandyte (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Created1976
MPNicole Werner
PartyLiberal
NamesakeWarrandyte
Electors43,282 (2018)
Area107 km2 (41.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Coordinates37°45′36″S 145°13′48″E / 37.76000°S 145.23000°E / -37.76000; 145.23000

The electoral district of Warrandyte is an Australian electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains the suburbs of Park Orchards, Ringwood North, Warrandyte, Warrandyte North, Warrandyte South, Warranwood, Wonga Park, most of Donvale, and parts of Chirnside Park, Doncaster East, and Ringwood.

Warrandyte was originally a marginal seat, being held by the Liberal Party from the creation of the electorate at the 1976 election until it lost government at the 1982 election. The seat was then Labor-held until the 1988 election, when Phil Honeywood became the only Liberal to win a seat from Labor.

Honeywood made the seat very secure for the Liberals, to the extent that he comfortably held the seat at the 2002 election, despite over half of his Legislative Assembly colleagues losing their seats. Honeywood became Deputy Leader of the Opposition, before retiring at the 2006 election. Fellow Liberal, Ryan Smith, easily retained the seat.

Smith resigned just six months after being re-elected at the 2022 Victorian state election, causing the 2023 Warrandyte state by-election. Nicole Werner retained the seat for the Liberal Party.

Members for Warrandyte

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Member Party Term
  Norman Lacy Liberal 1976–1982
  Lou Hill Labor 1982–1988
  Phil Honeywood Liberal 1988–2006
  Ryan Smith Liberal 2006–2023
  Nicole Werner Liberal 2023–present

Election results

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2023 Warrandyte state by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicole Werner 21,921 57.3 +9.9
Greens Tomas Lightbody 7,130 18.6 +6.9
Democratic Labour Cary de Wit 2,204 5.8 +5.8
Independent Maya Tesa 1,556 4.1 +4.1
Victorian Socialists Colleen Bolger 1,459 3.8 +3.8
Family First Richard Griffith-Jones 1,073 2.8 −1.2
Sustainable Australia Jack Corcoran 1,030 2.7 +2.7
Freedom Greg Cheesman 846 2.2 +2.2
Independent Wai Man Raymond Chow 694 1.8 +1.8
Independent Morgan Ranieri 168 0.4 +0.4
Independent Alan Max Menadue 121 0.3 +0.3
Independent Philip Jenkins 77 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 38,279 94.2 −2.4
Informal votes 2,344 5.8 +2.4
Turnout 40,623 79.7 −11.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Nicole Werner 27,334 71.0 +16.7
Greens Tomas Lightbody 11,172 29.0 +29.0
Liberal hold  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Warrandyte District by-election provisional results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Results - Warrandyte by-election 2023". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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