Electoral district of Yuroke
| Yuroke Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Yuroke (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | Ros Spence |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 43,811 (2014) |
| Area | 180 km2 (69.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Yuroke is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and was created in a redistribution before the 2002 state election, replacing the abolished electorate of Tullamarine.
Included within its boundaries are Attwood, Craigieburn, Greenvale, Kalkallo, Mickleham and Yuroke, as well as parts of Roxburgh Park, Somerton, and Westmeadows.
It is considered to be a very safe Australian Labor Party seat.
Members for Yuroke
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Beattie | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
| Ros Spence | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Yuroke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ros Spence | 20,484 | 54.1 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | Phulvinderjit Grewal | 8,943 | 23.6 | −6.7 | |
| Christians | Imad Hirmiz | 2,689 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Greens | Natalie Abboud | 2,277 | 6.0 | −3.2 | |
| Family First | Rodney Le Nepveu | 1,868 | 4.9 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Mick Wilkins | 1,606 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,867 | 93.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,632 | 6.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,499 | 92.4 | +7.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ros Spence | 25,839 | 68.5 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | Phulvinderjit Grewal | 11,869 | 31.5 | −2.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
References
External links
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