Electoral boundaries shifting
NEW proposed boundaries for state electorates have been released by Victoria’s Electoral Boundaries Commission.
The electoral boundary for Mordialloc is set to change, providing a boost to the Labor party whose margin may slightly increase.
The EBC has proposed to abolish the Keysborough seat currently held by Labor minister Martin Pakula. Its voters will be redistributed to surrounding electorates in Dandenong, Clarinda, Mulgrave, and Mordialloc.
A report prepared by the EBC on the proposal read that Mordialloc will “be expanded east to gain about 10,000 electors in Braeside, Waterways and most of the Keysborough locality, offsetting its losses to Clarinda District in the north. This would greatly improve the shape of Mordialloc District, while also bringing in the relatively isolated Waterways locality where community links are potentially strongest. Importantly, the communities facing Port Phillip Bay would be maintained.”
Victorian regional centres face major changes in electoral boundary review
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Nationals MP Emma Kealy s western Victorian seat of Lowan needs to take on extra voters.
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Two of the largest regional centres along the Murray River could find themselves in the same lower house electorate at the next Victorian state election, depending on the outcome of a looming review.
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The Electoral Boundaries Commission begins taking public submissions next week
Proposed new boundaries will be published in June 2021 before a final decision next October
Victoria s Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) kicks off its first redivision in eight years next week and low population growth across much of the state s west presents a particular challenge for those drawing the map.