Electoral district of Bendigo West

state electoral district of Victoria, Australia

Bendigo West is an electoral district of Victoria. It was created in 1904, abolished in 1927 and recreated in 1985. It is in the Northenr Victoria Region.

Bendigo West
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Map
Location of Bendigo West (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Dates current1904–1927
1985–present
MPMaree Edwards
PartyLabor
NamesakeWest Bendigo
Electors47,808 (2022)
Area1,524 km2 (588.4 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates36°57′S 144°6′E / 36.950°S 144.100°E / -36.950; 144.100
Electorates around Bendigo West:
Ripon Ripon Bendigo East
Ripon Bendigo West Bendigo East
Ripon Macedon Macedon

Election results

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2022 Victorian state election: Bendigo West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maree Edwards 18,704 46.5 −7.0
Liberal Ken Price 10,057 25.0 −2.1
Greens James Searle 4,634 11.5 −1.5
Legalise Cannabis Wayne Taylor 2,175 5.4 +5.4
Family First Steve Serpell 1,704 4.2 +4.2
Animal Justice Victoria Maxwell 1,040 2.6 −3.8
Independent Matt Bansemer 979 2.4 +2.4
Freedom Richard James Woolley 606 1.5 +1.5
Independent Marilyn Nuske 349 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 40,248 94.4 −0.7
Informal votes 2,401 5.6 +0.7
Turnout 42,649 89.2 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maree Edwards 25,999 64.6 −3.9
Liberal Ken Price 14,249 35.4 +3.9
Labor hold Swing −3.9

References

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  1. Bendigo West District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.