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{{Short description|State electoral district of Victoria, Australia}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate |
|name = Gembrook
|name = Gembrook
|state = vic
|state = vic
|image =
|image = VIC Gembrook District 2014.png
|caption =
|caption = Location of Gembrook (dark green) in Victoria
|created = 2002
|created = 2002
|abolished=
|abolished= 2022
|mp = [[Brad Battin]]
|mp =
|mp-party = [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|mp-party =
|namesake =
|namesake =
|electors = 43,410 (2010)
|electors = 51069
|electors_year = 2018
|area = 2053
|area = 452
|class = Mixed rural and urban fringe
|class = Mixed rural and urban fringe
}}
}}


The '''Electoral district of Gembrook''' is an electoral district of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]]. It is situated just outside metropolitan [[Melbourne, Victoria |Melbourne]]. Included within its boundaries are [[Cockatoo, Victoria |Cockatoo]], [[Emerald, Victoria |Emerald]], [[Gembrook, Victoria |Gembrook]], [[Narre Warren East, Victoria |Narre Warren East]], [[Warburton, Victoria |Warburton]] as well as parts of [[Belgrave, Victoria |Belgrave]] and [[Berwick, Victoria |Berwick]].
The '''electoral district of Gembrook''' was an electoral district of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]]. It was situated on the edge of metropolitan [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]]. Included within its boundaries were [[Emerald, Victoria|Emerald]], [[Cockatoo, Victoria|Cockatoo]], [[Gembrook, Victoria|Gembrook]], [[Beaconsfield, Victoria|Beaconsfield]], and sizeable parts of [[Berwick, Victoria|Berwick]] and [[Pakenham, Victoria|Pakenham]]. The district formerly extended north to Yarra Valley communities such as [[Warburton, Victoria|Warburton]] and [[Launching Place, Victoria|Launching Place]] prior to the seat's redistribution at the [[2014 Victorian state election|2014 election]].


The electorate was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorate of [[electoral district of Pakenham|Pakenham]], which had its namesake moved into [[electoral district of Bass|Bass]]. It was widely considered to be a safe Liberal seat, and was to be contested by Shadow Treasurer [[Robert Dean (Australian politician)|Robert Dean]], formerly the member for abolished [[electoral district of Berwick|Berwick]]. However, in a heavily-publicised gaffe, it was discovered during the campaign that Dean was ineligible to stand as a candidate due to his enrolment having lapsed. <ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2002-03/03Cib13.htm Victorian Election 2002]</ref> He was quickly replaced with [[Neil Lucas]], the MLC for the corresponding upper house seat of [[Eumemmerring Province]]. In an upset result widely attributed to the Dean affair, Lucas was defeated by Labor candidate [[Tammy Lobato]]. Lobato was narrowly re-elected at the [[Victorian general election, 2006|2006 election]], but was defeated at the [[Victorian state election, 2010|2010 election]] by [[Brad Battin]].
The electorate was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorates of [[electoral district of Pakenham|Pakenham]] (which had its namesake moved into [[electoral district of Bass|Bass]]) and [[electoral district of Berwick|Berwick]]. It was widely considered to be a safe Liberal seat, and was to be contested by Shadow Treasurer [[Robert Dean (Australian politician)|Robert Dean]], formerly the member for Berwick. However, in a heavily publicised gaffe, it was discovered during the campaign that Dean was ineligible to stand as a candidate because he had not updated his enrolment after moving to his new electorate, and was therefore no longer a registered voter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2002-03/03Cib13.htm |title=Victorian Election 2002 |access-date=26 July 2006 |archive-date=14 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060914034136/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/cib/2002-03/03cib13.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was quickly replaced with [[Neil Lucas]], the MLC for the corresponding upper house seat of [[Eumemmerring Province]]. In an upset result widely attributed to the Dean affair, Lucas was defeated by Labor candidate [[Tammy Lobato]]. Lobato was narrowly re-elected at the [[2006 Victorian general election|2006 election]], but was defeated at the [[2010 Victorian state election|2010 election]] by [[Brad Battin]].


The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and split into the electoral districts of [[Electoral district of Berwick|Berwick]], [[Electoral district of Pakenham|Pakenham]] and [[Electoral district of Monbulk|Monbulk]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Antony|title=New Victorian State Electoral Boundaries Finalised – Antony Green's Election Blog|url=https://antonygreen.com.au/new-victorian-state-electoral-boundaries-finalised/|access-date=2021-12-02|language=en-AU}}</ref>
Gembrook is a bellwether in state elections, having been won by the party winning government at every state election since its creation in 2002.


==Members for Gembrook==
==Members for Gembrook==
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!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
|-
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Tammy Lobato]]
| [[Tammy Lobato]]
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
| 2002–2010
| 2002–2010
|-
|-
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Brad Battin]]
| [[Brad Battin]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
| 2010–2022
| 2010–present
|}
|}


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{{main|Electoral results for the district of Gembrook}}
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Gembrook}}


{{Election box begin|
{{Election box begin
|title=[[Victorian state election, 2010]]: Gembrook
|title=[[2018 Victorian state election]]: Gembrook<ref>[https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/State2018/GembrookDistrict.html State Election 2018: Gembrook District], VEC.</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = [[Brad Battin]]
|candidate = [[Brad Battin]]
|party = Liberal VIC
|votes = 18,427
|votes = 21,202
|percentage = 47.93
|change = +7.77
|percentage = 48.26
|change = −6.42
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party

|candidate = [[Michael Galea (politician)|Michael Galea]]
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor
|party = Labor VIC
|votes = 18,065
|candidate = [[Tammy Lobato]]
|votes = 12,638
|percentage = 41.12
|percentage = 32.87
|change = +10.48
|change = -6.35
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party

|candidate = Amy Gregorovich
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Greens
|party = Greens VIC
|votes = 4,667
|candidate = Brent Hall
|votes = 3,689
|percentage = 10.62
|percentage = 9.60
|change = +2.16
|change = -1.42
}}
}}
{{Election box formal

|votes = 43,934
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|percentage = 94.46
|party = Family First
|change = −0.25
|candidate = Rebecca Filliponi
|votes = 1,032
|percentage = 2.68
|change = -1.08
}}
}}
{{Election box informal

|votes = 2,575
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|percentage = 5.54
|party = Nationals
|change = +0.25
|candidate = Peter McConachy
|votes = 904
|percentage = 2.35
|change = -1.60
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=46,509|percentage=91.07|change=−3.31}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Country Alliance
|candidate = Alex Krstic
|votes = 871
|percentage = 2.27
|change = +2.27
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Democratic Labor
|candidate = Larry Norman
|votes = 372
|percentage = 0.97
|change = +0.97
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Hayden Ostrom Brown
|votes = 227
|percentage = 0.59
|change = +0.59
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Frank Dean
|votes = 145
|percentage = 0.38
|change = -0.40
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Robert Belcher
|votes = 142
|percentage = 0.37
|change = +0.37
}}

{{Election box formal|
|votes = 38,447
|percentage = 94.20
|change = -1.54
}}

{{Election box informal|
|votes = 2,366
|percentage = 5.80
|change = +1.54
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,813
|percentage = 94.02
|change = +0.03
}}

{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = [[Brad Battin]]
|candidate = [[Brad Battin]]
|party = Liberal VIC
|votes = 21,926
|votes = 22,313
|percentage = 56.75
|change = +7.35
|percentage = 50.79
|change = −8.16
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party

|candidate = [[Michael Galea (politician)|Michael Galea]]
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor
|party = Labor VIC
|votes = 21,621
|candidate = [[Tammy Lobato]]
|percentage = 49.21
|votes = 16,707
|percentage = 43.25
|change = +8.16
|change = -7.35
}}
}}
{{Election box hold AU party

|winner = Liberal VIC
{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = Liberal
|swing = −8.16
|loser = Labor
|swing = +7.35
}}
}}

{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Parliaments of the Australian states and territories]]
* [[List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Government/GembrookDistrictProfile.html Electorate profile: Gembrook District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
* [https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/gembrook-district Electorate profile: Gembrook District, Victorian Electoral Commission]


{{Electoral districts of Victoria}}
{{Former electoral districts of Victoria|state=expanded}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Gembrook}}
[[Category:Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)|Gembrook]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Former electoral districts of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:2022 disestablishments in Australia]]




Latest revision as of 17:55, 12 December 2024

Gembrook
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Gembrook (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created2002
Abolished2022
Electors51,069 (2018)
Area452 km2 (174.5 sq mi)
DemographicMixed rural and urban fringe

The electoral district of Gembrook was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was situated on the edge of metropolitan Melbourne. Included within its boundaries were Emerald, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Beaconsfield, and sizeable parts of Berwick and Pakenham. The district formerly extended north to Yarra Valley communities such as Warburton and Launching Place prior to the seat's redistribution at the 2014 election.

The electorate was created in 2002, replacing the abolished electorates of Pakenham (which had its namesake moved into Bass) and Berwick. It was widely considered to be a safe Liberal seat, and was to be contested by Shadow Treasurer Robert Dean, formerly the member for Berwick. However, in a heavily publicised gaffe, it was discovered during the campaign that Dean was ineligible to stand as a candidate because he had not updated his enrolment after moving to his new electorate, and was therefore no longer a registered voter.[1] He was quickly replaced with Neil Lucas, the MLC for the corresponding upper house seat of Eumemmerring Province. In an upset result widely attributed to the Dean affair, Lucas was defeated by Labor candidate Tammy Lobato. Lobato was narrowly re-elected at the 2006 election, but was defeated at the 2010 election by Brad Battin.

The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and split into the electoral districts of Berwick, Pakenham and Monbulk.[2]

Members for Gembrook

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Member Party Term
  Tammy Lobato Labor 2002–2010
  Brad Battin Liberal 2010–2022

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gembrook
2018 Victorian state election: Gembrook[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Battin 21,202 48.26 −6.42
Labor Michael Galea 18,065 41.12 +10.48
Greens Amy Gregorovich 4,667 10.62 +2.16
Total formal votes 43,934 94.46 −0.25
Informal votes 2,575 5.54 +0.25
Turnout 46,509 91.07 −3.31
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Battin 22,313 50.79 −8.16
Labor Michael Galea 21,621 49.21 +8.16
Liberal hold Swing −8.16

References

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  1. ^ "Victorian Election 2002". Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "New Victorian State Electoral Boundaries Finalised – Antony Green's Election Blog". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ State Election 2018: Gembrook District, VEC.
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