Electoral district of Narracan

The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party.

Narracan Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Narracan (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	1967
MP	Wayne Farnham
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Narracan
Electors	52,203 (2018)
Area	4,503 km2 (1,738.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Narracan: Monbulk Eildon Gippsland East Pakenham Narracan Gippsland South Bass Gippsland South Morwell
Footnotes
[1]

The electorate covers the provincial Warragul–Drouin urban area, as well as many smaller rural towns in north west Gippsland.

The electoral district of Narracan is named after Narracan, a rural locality located in the narrow Narracan Creek Valley, 14 km south of Moe. The word "narracan" is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word describing a crow.^[2]

Members for Narracan

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Balfour	Liberal	1967–1982
	John Delzoppo	Liberal	1982–1996
	Florian Andrighetto	Liberal	1996–1999
	Ian Maxfield	Labor	1999–2006
	Gary Blackwood	Liberal	2006–2022
	Wayne Farnham	Liberal	2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Narracan

2023 Narracan state supplementary election^[3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	16,741	45.0	−10.6
	Greens	Alyssa Weaver	4,132	11.1	+5.1
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	4,110	11.0	+11.0
	Democratic Labour	Sophia Camille De Wit	2,641	7.1	+7.1
	Freedom	Leonie Blackwell	2,254	6.1	+6.1
	One Nation	Casey Murphy	2,246	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Annemarie McCabe	1,437	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Abelman	1,325	3.6	+3.6
	Family First	Brendan Clarke	1,089	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice	Austin Cram	849	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Ian Honey	381	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			37,205	93.4	–1.4
Informal votes			2,619	6.6	+1.4
Turnout			39,824	78.9	−5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	23,448	63.0	+3.0
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	13,757	37.0	+37.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

This section is an excerpt from 2023 Narracan state supplementary election § Results.[edit]

References

1. "Narracan (Supplementary) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". ABC News. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
2. "Narracan | Victorian Places".
3. Narracan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission.
4. Antony Green. "VIC 2021 Final Redistribution" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
5. Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

• Electorate profile: Narracan District, Victorian Electoral Commission