Electorate profile: Benambra District

Map of Benambra District showing the towns of Wodonga, Yackandandah, Corryong, and Mitta Mitta.
Click here for a more detailed electorate map (212kB, PDF).
Features of the District
| Location: | Benambra District is a rural electorate situated north-east of Melbourne. |
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| Area: | 9,102 square kilometres. |
| Region: | Northern Victoria Region |
| Towns: | Beechworth, Bonegilla, Corryong, Tallangatta and Wodonga. |
| Features: | The Benambra District features Lake Hume, the Kiewa, Mitta Mitta and Upper Murray Valleys and the Victorian Alps. The historic goldmining towns of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah are popular tourist attractions. Industries include agriculture, wine production and tourism. |
| Member: | William Tilley |
A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Election results
2006 State election results for Benambra District.2002 State election results for Benambra District.
Seat position within the swing.
Historical pattern
| 1877-80 | Liberal |
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| 1880-86 | Conservative |
| 1886-89 | Liberal |
| 1889-99 | Conservative |
| 1899-1902 | Conservative Liberal |
| 1902-07 | Conservative |
| 1907-08 | Fusion |
| 1908-09 | Conservative |
| 1909-17 | Fusion Liberal/Liberal |
| 1917-18 | Economy |
| 1918-32 | NP/UAP |
| 1932-76 | Country/NP |
| 1976-present | Liberal |


