Narre Warren North – Victoria 2010

ALP 9.2%

Incumbent MP
Luke Donnellan, since 2002.

Geography
Southeastern Melbourne. Narre Warren North covers northern parts of the City of Casey, including the suburbs of Lysterfield South and Narre Warren North and parts of Berwick, Endeavour Hills, Hallam, Harkaway and Narre Warren.

History
Narre Warren North was created in 2002 as a notional Liberal seat. It was won at that year’s election by the ALP’s Luke Donnellan, who was re-elected in 2006.

Candidates

• Carmen Sant (Democratic Labor Party)
• Michael Schilling (Greens)
• Paul Richardson (Independent)
• Luke Donnellan (Labor)
• Lissa McKenzie (Family First)
• Taimour Hassan (Independent)
• Michelle Frazer (Liberal)

Political situation
Narre Warren North appears to have a solid 9% margin for the ALP, but this outer suburban seat was notionally Liberal prior to the 2002 election, and has a tendency to produce big swings. A strong Liberal result could certainly see this seat fall.

2006 result

2006 two-candidate-preferred result

Booth breakdown
Booths in Narre Warren North have been divided into three areas: Berwick in the south, Endeavour Hills in the west and Narre Warren in the centre.

The ALP polled almost 65% in Endeavour Hills, almost 57% in Narre Warren and 53.4% in Berwick. The Greens polled between 6.6% and 6.72% in all three parts of the seat.