Division of Nicholls

The Division of Nicholls is an Australian electoral division in Victoria. It was created in 2019, replacing the Division of Murray.

Nicholls Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Nicholls (green) in Victoria
Created	2019
MP	Sam Birrell
Party	National
Namesake	Sir Douglas Nicholls Lady Gladys Nicholls
Demographic	Rural

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term
		Damian Drum	National	2019-2022
		Sam Birrell	National	2022-present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Nicholls
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Sam Birrell	24,886	26.14	−25.13
	Independent	Rob Priestly	24,287	25.51	+25.51
	Liberal	Steve Brooks	17,187	18.06	+18.06
	Labor	Bill Lodwick	10,970	11.52	−7.89
	One Nation	Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell	6,219	6.53	−4.76
	United Australia	Robert Peterson	3,821	4.01	−1.32
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Laird	3,366	3.54	+3.54
	Greens	Ian Christoe	3,058	3.21	−1.00
	Fusion	Andrea Otto	653	0.69	+0.69
	Australian Citizens	Jeff Davy	377	0.40	+0.40
	Australian Federation	Eleonor Tabone	367	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			95,191	92.11	−0.43
Informal votes			8,159	7.89	+0.43
Turnout			103,350	90.35	−2.98
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Sam Birrell	63,918	67.15	−2.88
	Labor	Bill Lodwick	31,273	32.85	+2.88
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Sam Birrell	51,221	53.81	−16.22
	Independent	Rob Priestly	43,970	46.19	+46.19
	National hold		Swing	No