Electoral district of Niddrie
| Niddrie Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Niddrie (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1976 |
| MP | Ben Carroll |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 42,548 (2014) |
| Area | 35 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Niddrie is a metropolitan electorate approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Melbourne, Australia in Victoria's Legislative Assembly.[1]
The Niddrie District covers an area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi), including the suburbs of Aberfeldie, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Essendon West, Keilor, Keilor East, Keilor Park and Niddrie and parts of the suburbs of Essendon and Taylors Lakes.
The district boundaries include Sharps Road for part of the north, Tullamarine Freeway and Roberts Street for parts of the east, Maribyrnong River in the south, and Sunshine Avenue for part of the west.
It is part of the Upper House Western Metropolitan Region.
Members for Niddrie
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Simpson | Labor | 1976–1988 | |
| Bob Sercombe | Labor | 1988–1996 | |
| Rob Hulls | Labor | 1996–2012 | |
| Ben Carroll | Labor | 2012–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Niddrie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ben Carroll | 17,342 | 46.2 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | Rebecca Gauci Maurici | 14,101 | 37.5 | +0.6 | |
| Greens | Sarah Roberts | 3,045 | 8.1 | +0.0 | |
| Independent | Andrea Surace | 1,002 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Voice for the West | Paddy Dewan | 892 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Independent | Andrew Gunter | 478 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Christians | John Warner | 394 | 1.1 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Appollo Yianni | 323 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,577 | 93.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,572 | 6.4 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 40,149 | 94.4 | +1.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ben Carroll | 21,686 | 57.7 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Rebecca Gauci Maurici | 15,891 | 42.3 | −3.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
References
- ↑ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ State Election 2014: Niddrie District, VEC.
External links
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