Electoral district of Tarneit
| Tarneit Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Tarneit (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | Dylan Wight |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Namesake | Suburb of Tarneit |
| Electors | 53,882 (2018) |
| Area | 76 km2 (29.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Urban |
The electoral district of Tarneit is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created before the 2002 election where it replaced the seat of Werribee.
The seat is located in the south western suburbs of Melbourne, including Tarneit, Williams Landing, Truganina and the eastern parts of Hoppers Crossing. It is a safe seat for the Labor Party with a current margin of 14.6%.
The first member for the seat, elected in 2002, was Mary Gillett, formerly member for abolished Werribee. She was defeated for Labor preselection for the 2006 election by Tim Pallas, then chief of staff to Premier Steve Bracks. Following an electoral redistribution for the 2014 election, Pallas moved to the recreated seat of Werribee, and Telmo Languiller, formerly member for abolished Derrimut, replaced him in Tarneit.
Members for Tarneit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gillett | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
| Tim Pallas | Labor | 2006–2014 | |
| Telmo Languiller | Labor | 2014–2018 | |
| Sarah Connolly | Labor | 2018–2022 | |
| Dylan Wight | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Dylan Wight | 18,173 | 46.6 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal | Preet Singh | 10,438 | 26.8 | +0.9 | |
| Greens | Clare Miller | 2,883 | 7.4 | −0.3 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Claudio Uribe | 2,072 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Family First | Thomas Jeffrey | 1,977 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| New Democrats | Jaydeep Patel | 1,176 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Freedom | Erum Maqsood | 882 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Maurita Rahn | 843 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Ind. (United People's) | Aijaz Moinuddin | 534 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,977 | 93.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,947 | 7.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,924 | 85.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Dylan Wight | 24,276 | 62.3 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal | Preet Singh | 14,701 | 37.7 | +5.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.6 | |||
References
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Tarneit District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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