Electoral district of Brighton
state electoral district of Victoria, Australia
Brighton is an electoral district of Victoria. It was created in 1856. It is in the Southern Metropolitan Region.
| Brighton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | James Newbury |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Suburb of Brighton |
| Electors | 45,224 (2018) |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Brighton is in Melbourne. It is one of three Victorian electorates to have been contested at every state election, the other two being Richmond and Williamstown.
Election results
change| 2022 Victorian state election: Brighton[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Newbury | 18,791 | 45.6 | +0.8 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 10,164 | 24.7 | −7.4 | |
| Greens | Sarah Dekiere | 5,680 | 13.8 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Felicity Frederico | 3,749 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | Sally Gibson | 941 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 851 | 2.1 | −2.8 | |
| Family First | Nick Sciola | 558 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | John Tiger Casley | 251 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Allan L. Timms | 211 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,196 | 95.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,786 | 4.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,982 | 89.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Newbury | 22,710 | 55.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 18,486 | 44.9 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
References
change- ↑ Green, Antony (23 December 2022). "VIC22 – Brighton – Analysis of Preferences". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Brighton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.