Electoral district of Lara

Lara is an electoral district of Victoria. It was created in 2002. It is in the Western Victoria Region.

Lara Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Lara (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2002
MP	Ella George
Party	Labor
Namesake	Lara, Victoria
Electors	47,026 (2018)
Area	702 km2 (271.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Mixed urban and rural
Electorates around Lara: Eureka Eureka Eureka Eureka Lara Werribee Geelong Port Phillip Bay Port Phillip Bay

Lara is in Geelong.

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ella George	19,635	49.7	−8.2
	Liberal	Ralph Krein	8,460	21.4	−2.7
	Greens	Courtney Gardner	4,473	11.3	+3.8
	Family First	Steve Rankine	1,775	4.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Max Payne	1,688	4.3	+4.3
	Animal Justice	Peter Kelly	1,502	3.8	−3.1
	Independent Socialist Alliance	Sarah Hathway	1,050	2.6	+2.6
	Angry Victorians	Ash Taylor	938	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			39,521	93.7	–0.4
Informal votes			2,668	6.3	+0.4
Turnout			42,189	86.2	–1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ella George	26,027	65.9	−3.3
	Liberal	Ralph Krein	13,485	34.1	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3