Mornington – Victoria 2014

LIB 16.2%

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.

Map of Mornington's 2010 and 2014 boundaries. 2010 boundaries marked as red lines, 2014 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.
Map of Mornington’s 2010 and 2014 boundaries. 2010 boundaries marked as red lines, 2014 boundaries marked as white area. Click to enlarge.

Redistribution
Mornington expanded east, taking in the remainder of Moorooduc from Hastings. These changes increased the Liberal margin from 16% to 16.2%.

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.

Candidates

Assessment
Mornington is a safe Liberal seat.

2010 election result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
David Morris Liberal 22,238 61.44 +5.67 61.54
James Dooley Labor 9,119 25.19 -2.99 25.12
Martin Rush Greens 3,823 10.56 +0.43 10.48
Matt Taylor Independent 606 1.67 +1.67 1.64
Stephen Schafer Country Alliance 411 1.14 +1.14 1.14
Sex Party 0.05
Family First 0.02
Democratic Labor 0.01
Other independents 0.01

2010 two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Redist
David Morris Liberal 23,915 66.03 +4.18 66.15
James Dooley Labor 12,305 33.97 -4.18 33.85
Polling places in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election. Central in orange, North in green, South in blue. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election. Central in orange, North in green, South in blue. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths in Mornington have been divided into three parts: north, south and central.

The Liberal Party won a large majority of two-party-preferred votes in all three areas, ranging from 60.1% in Central to 71% in the North.

The Greens vote ranged from 9.6% in the north to 11.4% in the centre.

Voter group GRN % LIB 2PP % Total % of votes
South 9.86 65.07 10,020 27.16
North 9.59 71.03 8,234 22.32
Central 11.43 60.07 6,524 17.69
Other votes 11.07 66.99 12,111 32.83
Two-party-preferred votes in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election.
Two-party-preferred votes in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election.
Greens primary votes in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election.
Greens primary votes in Mornington at the 2010 Victorian state election.

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