The electoral district of Yuroke was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was situated in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and was created in a redistribution before the 2002 state election, replacing the former electorate of Tullamarine.
| Yuroke Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Yuroke (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
| MP | Ros Spence |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 58,068 (2018) |
| Area | 180 km2 (69.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
Included within its boundaries were Attwood, Craigieburn, Greenvale, Kalkallo, Mickleham and Yuroke, as well as parts of Roxburgh Park, Somerton, and Westmeadows.
It was considered to be a very safe Labor Party seat.
The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and replaced by the electoral districts of Kalkallo and Greenvale.[1]
Members for Yuroke edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Beattie | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
| Ros Spence | Labor | 2014–2022 | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ros Spence | 28,519 | 59.42 | +5.33 | |
| Liberal | Jim Overend | 12,692 | 26.44 | +2.83 | |
| Greens | Louise Sampson | 3,070 | 6.40 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Golda Zogheib | 2,102 | 4.38 | +4.38 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Emma Dook | 1,612 | 3.36 | +3.36 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,995 | 93.11 | −0.39 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,549 | 6.89 | +0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 51,544 | 88.76 | −3.68 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ros Spence | 33,730 | 70.26 | +1.74 | |
| Liberal | Jim Overend | 14,278 | 29.74 | −1.74 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.74 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Green, Antony. "New Victorian State Electoral Boundaries Finalised – Antony Green's Election Blog". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ State Election 2018: Yuroke District, VEC.
External links edit
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