Electoral district of Swan Hill

Swan Hill Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State	Victoria
Created	1904
Abolished	2014
Namesake	Town of Swan Hill
Electors	33,073 (2010)
Area	28,093 km^2 (10,846.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Electoral district of Swan Hill was a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It was located within the Northern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council .

Swan Hill included the country towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Kerang, Murtoa, St Arnaud, Sea Lake, Swan Hill, Warracknabeal, Wedderburn and Wycheproof. Natural features of the electorate included Lake Tyrrell and the Murray River, which is a popular tourist destination and the centre of a flourishing irrigation area. Farming and agriculture were important industries throughout the region.

Members for Swan Hill

Member		Party	Term
	John Gray	Ministerialist	1904–1917
		Independent
		Commonwealth Liberal
		Nationalist
	Percy Stewart	Farmers Union	1917–1919
	Francis Old	Farmers Union	1919–1945
		Country
	John Hipworth	Country	1945–1949
		Liberal	1949–1952
	Harold Stirling	Country	1952–1968
	Henry Broad	Country	1968–1973
	Alan Wood	Liberal	1973–1983
	Barry Steggall	National	1983–2002
	Peter Walsh	National	2002–2014

Election results

Victorian state election, 2010: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Walsh	22,086	75.04	+27.61
	Labor	Sharon Garrick	4,802	16.32	-2.19
	Greens	Morgana Russell	1,326	4.51	+0.57
	Family First	Garion Pearse	1,219	4.14	+0.81
Total formal votes			29,433	95.33	+0.00
Informal votes			1,441	4.67	+0.00
Turnout			30,874	93.35	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Walsh	23,343	79.33	+5.93
	Labor	Sharon Garrick	6,081	20.67	-5.93
	National hold		Swing	+5.93

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

External links

• Electorate profile: Swan Hill District, Victorian Electoral Commission