McEwen
State: Victoria
Name Derivation:Named after Sir John McEwen 1900-80, who served as caretaker Prime Minister of Australia for three weeks 1967-68.
Area and Location Description:McEwen covers an area of 10 675 sq kms from Seymour in the north to Powelltown in the south, and from Woodend in the west to Alexandra in the east. The main towns and localities include Alexandra, Broadford, Diamond Creek, Eildon, Gisborne, Healesville, Lancefield, Hurstbridge, Kilmore, Macedon, Marysville, Riddells Creek, Romsey, Seymour, Wallan, Warburton, Whittlesea, Woodend, Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Junction and Yea.
Map of Division: McEwen [PDF approx 150k]
Products/Industries of the Area:Cattle grazing, wool growing, forestry, market gardening, wines, sawmills, dairying, various small businesses and tourism.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1984
Demographic Rating: Rural
Members:
- BAILEY, F (LP) 1996-
- CLEELAND, P R (ALP) 1993-1996
- BAILEY, F E (LP) 1990-1993
- CLEELAND, P R (ALP) 1984-1990
Current Member Details:See the Parliament of Australia website
AEC Divisional Office Address: See Divisional Office Contact Details
2004 Federal Election Results:
- Enrolment:
- 95,402
- Informal Vote:
- 4.66%
- Turnout:
- 96.11%
- Seat Status:
- Fairly Safe Liberal
- Two Party Preferred:
- LP: 56.42% ALP: 43.58%
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.
