Division of Murray

This article is about the Australian federal electorate. For the New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Murray. For the historical South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Murray (South Australia).

Murray Australian House of Representatives Division
300px Division of Murray (green) in Victoria
Created	1949
MP	Sharman Stone
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Murray River
Electors	100,039 (2013)
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 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. Murray has been in the hands of either the Liberal or National parties for its entire existence. It is currently the third safest coalition held seat in Australia, with a 20-point swing required for Labor to win it. It was first held by Rt Hon Sir John McEwen, who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the disappearance of Harold Holt.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) John McEwen	Country	1949–1971
	Bruce Lloyd	Country	1971–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1996
	Sharman Stone	Liberal	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Murray

Australian federal election, 2013: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	54,490	61.41	−2.78
	Labor	Rod Higgins	18,403	20.74	−3.07
	Greens	Damien Stevens	3,485	3.93	−2.40
	Palmer United	Catriona Thoolen	2,964	3.34	+3.34
	Katter's Australian	Michael Bourke	2,423	2.73	+2.73
	Sex Party	Tristram Chellew	2,337	2.63	+2.63
	Family First	Alan Walker	1,589	1.79	−1.79
	Independent	Wendy Buck	1,176	1.33	+1.33
	Bullet Train	Fern Summer	986	1.11	+1.11
	Rise Up Australia	Raymond Hungerford	563	0.63	+0.63
	CEC	Jeff Davy	316	0.36	−0.20
Total formal votes			88,732	93.67	−0.62
Informal votes			5,992	6.33	+0.62
Turnout			94,724	94.60	+0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	62,882	70.87	+1.29
	Labor	Rod Higgins	25,850	29.13	−1.29
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.29

External links

• Division of Murray - Australian Electoral Commission