Electoral district of Lara

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

Lara
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Lara (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Lara (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created2002
MPElla George
PartyLabor
NamesakeLara, Victoria
Electors47,026 (2018)
Area702 km2 (271.0 sq mi)
DemographicMixed 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[1]
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
style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor VIC | Template:Australian politics/name/Labor VIC hold Swing −3.3

References

  1. Lara District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.