Electoral district of Nepean
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The Electoral district of Nepean is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
covering the southern most part of the Mornington Peninsula
in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Point Nepean
which is contained within the electorate.
The seat was created prior to the Victorian state election, 2002 after the seat of Dromana
was renamed. Traditionally it has been a relatively safe seat for the Liberal Party
, although it went within 0.2% of being won by the Labor Party
at the 2002 election.
The seat has the oldest median age of any electorate in the state, as well as the lowest average income. http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/DistrictRankByAge.htmlhttp://www.vec.vic.gov.au/DistrictRankByIncome.html
The current member for Nepean is Martin Dixon
.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
covering the southern most part of the Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion...
in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Point Nepean
Point Nepean, Victoria
Point Nepean marks the southern point of The Rip and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. It was named after the British politician and colonial administrator, Sir Evan Nepean. It is within the suburb of Portsea...
which is contained within the electorate.
The seat was created prior to the Victorian state election, 2002 after the seat of Dromana
Electoral district of Dromana
Electoral district of Dromana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Dromana:...
was renamed. Traditionally it has been a relatively safe seat for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, although it went within 0.2% of being won by the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
at the 2002 election.
The seat has the oldest median age of any electorate in the state, as well as the lowest average income. http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/DistrictRankByAge.htmlhttp://www.vec.vic.gov.au/DistrictRankByIncome.html
The current member for Nepean is Martin Dixon
Martin Dixon
Martin Francis Dixon is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He currently serves as Minister for Education and as a member of the Commonwealth Election Observers Panel.Dixon was elected as the Member for the Electoral district...
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Members for Nepean
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dixon Martin Dixon Martin Francis Dixon is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He currently serves as Minister for Education and as a member of the Commonwealth Election Observers Panel.Dixon was elected as the Member for the Electoral district... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
2002–present | |