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Electoral district of Mornington

The electoral district of Mornington is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate can be described as outer metropolitan and rural, including animal farming, grape production and wineries. The district is 155 square kilometres in area.

The electoral district of Mornington is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate can be described as outer metropolitan and rural, including animal farming, grape production and wineries. The district is 155 square kilometres in area.

It was first created in 1859 when the Electoral district of Evelyn and Mornington was abolished and split in two. The district of Mornington initially included the entire Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island and French Island. Currently it includes Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha and Tuerong, and parts of Baxter and Moorooduc.

Mornington has been held by the Liberal Party since it was re-created in 1985. Since 2022, the member for Mornington is Chris Crewther, who previously held the overlapping federal seat of Dunkley from 2016 to 2019.

First incarnation (1859–1967)
William LyallUnaligned1859–1861
Henry Samuel ChapmanUnaligned1861–1862
Sir James McCullochUnaligned1862–1872
James PurvesUnaligned1872–1880
James GibbUnaligned1880–1886
Louis SmithUnaligned1886–1894
Alfred DownwardUnaligned1894–1929
Herbert DownwardCountry1929–1932
Alfred KirtonUnited Australia1932–1947
Country
William LeggattLiberal1947–1956
Roberts DunstanLiberal1956–1967
Robin CooperLiberal1985–2006
David MorrisLiberal2006–2022
Chris CrewtherLiberal2022–present

  • Location of Mornington district in 1859

  • District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission

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