Lowan
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Lowan (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Dates current1889–1945
1955–1992
2002–present
MPEmma Kealy
PartyThe Nationals
Electors51,182 (2022)
Area41,858 km2 (16,161.5 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates37°S 142°E / 37°S 142°E / -37; 142
Electorates around Lowan:
South Australia Mildura Mildura
South Australia Lowan Ripon
South Australia South-West Coast Polwarth

The electoral district of Lowan is a rural Victorian Legislative Assembly (Lower House) electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council. It was initially created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888,[1] taking effect at the 1889 elections. It is the state’s biggest electorate by area, covering about 41,858 km².

Lowan includes the country towns of Casterton, Coleraine, Dartmoor, Dimboola, Hamilton, Horsham, Jeparit, Kaniva, Nhill and Rainbow. The current seat was established in 2002 although several previous seats held the same name.

The current member is The Nationals' Emma Kealy.

Members for Lowan

First incarnation (1889–1945)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Baker Unaligned 1889–1894
  Sir William Irvine Unaligned 1894–1906
  Robert Stanley Ministerialist 1906–1911
  Comm Liberal
  James Menzies Comm Liberal 1911–1920
  Nationalist
  Marcus Wettenhall Farmers Union 1920–1935
  Country
  Hamilton Lamb Country 1935–1943
  Wilfred Mibus Country 1944–1945
Second incarnation (1955–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Wilfred Mibus Liberal and Country 1955–1964
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1964–1967
  Ray Buckley Country 1967–1970
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1970–1979
  Bill McGrath National Country 1979–1982
  The Nationals 1982–1992
Third incarnation (2002–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Hugh Delahunty The Nationals 2002–2014
  Emma Kealy The Nationals 2014–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lowan.[edit]
2022 Victorian state election: Lowan[2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Emma Kealy 25,482 59.0 –0.7
Labor Mick Monaghan 8,454 19.6 −1.8
Greens Richard Lane 2,575 6.0 +0.6
Independent Amanda Mead 2,384 5.5 +5.5
Angry Victorians Richard Etherton 1,710 3.9 +3.9
Family First Robert Coleman 1,573 3.6 +3.6
Animal Justice Tamasin Ramsay 1,019 2.4 +2.1
Total formal votes 43,240 94.3 −0.5
Informal votes 2,622 5.7 +0.5
Turnout 45,862 89.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 30,941 71.6 +0.5
Labor Mick Monaghan 12,299 28.4 −0.1
National hold Swing+0.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Lowan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  • "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.


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