LIB 12.6%
Incumbent MP
David Morris, since 2006.
Geography
Southern fringe of Melbourne. Mornington covers northern parts of Mornington Peninsula Shire on the southern edge of Melbourne. It specifically covers the suburbs of Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha and parts of Balnarring North.
History
Mornington first existed as a single-member electoral district from 1859 to 1967, and again since 1985. The original seat was held by unaligned members until the 1920s, and it was then held by the Country Party and the Liberal Party until its abolition in 1967.
The newly restored seat was won in 1985 by the Liberal Party’s Robin Cooper. He served as a shadow minister from 1985 to 1991, before moving to the back bench.
Cooper became a Parliamentary Secretary in the Kennett government after the 1996 election, and joined Kennett’s ministry in 1997. He again stepped down from the frontbench after the 1999 election defeat, and retired in 2006.
Mornington was won by Liberal candidate David Morris in 2006, and Morris was re-elected in 2010 and 2014.
Candidates
- David Morris (Liberal)
- Tyson Jack (Animal Justice)
- David Sinclair (Greens)
- Ryan White (Labor)
Assessment
Mornington is a safe Liberal seat.
2014 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| David Morris | Liberal | 23,184 | 58.8 | -2.8 |
| Rebecca Wright | Labor | 10,762 | 27.3 | +2.2 |
| Matthew Mclaren | Greens | 4,618 | 11.7 | +1.2 |
| Marion Barnes | Country Alliance | 416 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Peter Moldovan | Rise Up Australia | 453 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal | 1,660 | 4.0 |
2014 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| David Morris | Liberal | 24,711 | 62.6 | -3.6 |
| Rebecca Wright | Labor | 14,759 | 37.4 | +3.6 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Mornington have been divided into three parts: north, south and central.
The Liberal Party won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 54.4% in the centre to 67.9% in the north.
The Greens primary vote ranged from 11.7% in the south to 13% in the centre.
| Voter group | GRN prim % | LIB 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 11.7 | 60.6 | 8,496 | 21.5 |
| North | 12.7 | 67.9 | 7,279 | 18.5 |
| Central | 13.0 | 54.4 | 5,237 | 13.3 |
| Other votes | 10.6 | 65.5 | 8,610 | 21.8 |
| Pre-poll | 11.3 | 62.3 | 9,811 | 24.9 |
Election results in Mornington at the 2014 Victorian state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and Greens primary votes.