Division of Indi

Coordinates: 36°38′24″S 146°37′59″E / 36.640°S 146.633°E / -36.640; 146.633
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Indi
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Indi (green) in Victoria
Created1901
MPHelen Haines
PartyIndependent
NamesakeMurray River (Aboriginal name)
Electors98,399 (2013)
Area28,008 km2 (10,813.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of Indi /ɪnˈd/ is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is located in north-eastern Victoria.[1] It is one of the largest divisions in Victoria. A lot of its area is in the Alpine National Park. It includes the cities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, and Benalla, and the smaller towns of Rutherglen, Mansfield, Beechworth, Bethanga, Myrtleford, Corryong, Tallangatta, Yea and Euroa.[1] It also includes the ski resort of Falls Creek and the isolated village of Woods Point.[1]

Indi was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901.[1] The name Indi, was an Indigenous Australian word for the Murray River, which is one of the boundaries of the division.[1]

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  Isaac Isaacs Protectionist 1901–1906
  Joseph Brown Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910
  Parker Moloney Labor 1910–1913
  Cornelius Ahern Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914
  Parker Moloney Labor 1914–1917
  John Leckie Nationalist 1917–1919
  Robert Cook Country 1919–1928
  Paul Jones Labor 1928–1931
  William Hutchinson United Australia 1931–1937
  John McEwen Country 1937–1949
  William Bostock Liberal 1949–1958
  Mac Holten Country 1958–1975
  National Country 1975–1977
  Ewen Cameron Liberal 1977–1993
  Lou Lieberman Liberal 1993–2001
  Sophie Mirabella Liberal 2001–2013
  Cathy McGowan Independent 2013–present
The Murray River, or Indi, at Jingellic

Famous members inlude Sir Isaac Isaacs, the Attorney-General of Australia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. John McEwen, who moved to Murray, became Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Harold Holt in 1967. The Labor party won the seat in 1928 when the conservatives forgot to nominate a candidate.[2]

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Indi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Haines 41,319 40.68 +8.33
Liberal Ross Lyman 30,995 30.52 −4.57
Labor Nadia David 8,723 8.59 −3.50
One Nation Beth Stevens 5,366 5.28 +5.28
National Liz Fisher 3,854 3.79 −5.66
Greens Benjamin Gilbert 3,626 3.57 −0.64
United Australia Stephen Williams 2,558 2.52 −1.42
Liberal Democrats Julian Fidge 2,300 2.26 +2.26
Animal Justice Angel Aleksov 1,749 1.72 +1.72
Justice Lachlan O'Connell 1,074 1.06 −1.80
Total formal votes 101,564 94.53 −1.11
Informal votes 5,880 5.47 +1.11
Turnout 107,444 91.48 −2.88
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Ross Lyman 56,123 55.26 −7.47
Labor Nadia David 45,441 44.74 +7.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Helen Haines 59,861 58.94 +7.55
Liberal Ross Lyman 41,703 41.06 −7.55
Independent hold Swing +7.55

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Profile of the electoral division of Indi (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. "Indi - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News". abc.net.au. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. Indi, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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