The 2020-21 redivision of State electoral boundaries created the new Pakenham District.
Region this district is in
This district is in South-Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Facts and figures
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Key boundary changes
This new district is made up of most of the removed Gembrook District.
Pakenham District is made up of:
- 20,460 voters from Bass District (Officer South; most of Pakenham and Pakenham South; parts of Cardinia, Officer and Rythdale)
- 24,268 voters from Gembrook District (Dewhurst and Pakenham Upper; most of Officer; parts of Beaconsfield Upper, Nar Nar Goon North and Pakenham).
These changes officially come into effect on 1 November 2022.
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Two-party-preferred analysis
The tables below show two-party-preferred (2PP) results from the 2018 State election, based on the old and new electoral boundaries.
Actual 2018 State election results by 2PP (Gembrook District)
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
21,556 |
49.1% |
| Liberal |
22,362 |
50.9% |
Estimated 2018 State election results by 2PP with new district boundaries
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
17,705 |
52.2% |
| Liberal |
16,185 |
47.8% |
To estimate the 2018 votes on the new boundaries, we have allocated the votes from each voting centre according to where the new boundaries are.
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Historical pattern
| Year |
Party |
| 1992-2002* |
Liberal |
* Pakenham District was removed in 2002 and created again in 2022.
