Division of Murray

Murray Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1949
MP:	Sharman Stone
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Murray River
Electors:	88,890
Area:	16,229 km² (6,266.1 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Murray is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north of the state, adjoining the Murray River, which forms Victoria's border with New South Wales. It includes the towns of Shepparton, Echuca, Cobram, Yarrawonga, Boort and Bridgewater.

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was named after the Murray River, which itself was named after British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir George Murray. The Division is currently a safe Liberal seat. It was first held by Rt Hon Sir John McEwen, who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the disappearance of Harold Holt.

[edit] Members

Australian federal election, 2007: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	50,021	62.07	-3.46
	Labor	Bob Scates	19,429	24.11	+4.34
	Independent	Rob Bryant	4,373	5.43	-2.32
	Family First	Serena Moore	2,674	3.32	+0.94
	Greens	Ian Christoe	2,377	2.95	-0.10
	Independent	Diane Teasdale	615	0.76	-0.59
	Independent	M Paul P Merrigan	484	0.60	+0.60
	Democrats	Sarina Isgro	416	0.52	+0.52
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jeff Davy	203	0.25	+0.08
Total formal votes			80,592	94.76	-1.06
Informal votes			4,461	5.24	+1.06
Turnout			85,053	95.68	-0.09
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	55,015	68.26	-5.82
	Labor	Bob Scates	25,577	31.74	+5.82
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.82

Australian federal election, 2004: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	52,697	65.53	+1.49
	Labor	Norm Kelly	15,899	19.77	-2.04
	Independent	Rob Bryant	6,235	7.75	+7.75
	Greens	Monica Morgan	2,449	3.05	+0.64
	Family First	Janine Madill	1,917	2.38	+2.38
	Independent	Diane Teasdale	1,083	1.35	+1.35
	Citizens Electoral Council	Elisa Barwick	137	0.17	+0.17
Total formal votes			80,417	95.82	-0.47
Informal votes			3,504	4.18	+0.47
Turnout			83,921	95.77	-0.84
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	59,574	74.08	+2.14
	Labor	Norm Kelly	20,843	25.92	-2.14
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.14

Division of Murray. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 164 kB)

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