NAT 14.5%
Incumbent MP
Steph Ryan, since 2014.
Geography
Central Victoria. Euroa covers areas along the Hume Highway from Benalla to Kilmore, and other surrounding areas including the towns of Benalla, Broadford, Euroa, Heathcote, Kilmore and Seymour. Euroa covers the entirety of the Benalla and Strathbogie council areas, most of Mitchell Shire and small parts of Campaspe, Greater Bendigo and Greater Shepparton council areas (but not Bendigo or Shepparton).
History
Euroa was a new seat created at the 2014 election. It primarily took in parts of the former seats of Benalla and Seymour.
Benalla had existed continuously since 1904, and it had been held by the Country Party and National Party almost continuously since 1920. Labor did win the seat at a 1999 election, but lost the seat in 2002.
Seymour was first created as an electoral district in 1992. It was won in 1992 by Marie Tehan. She had served as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Council for Central Highlands province since 1987. She served as a minister in the Kennett government until her retirement in 1999.
In 1999, the ALP’s Ben Hardman won Seymour by a narrow margin. He was re-elected with a 9.5% margin in 2002 and again re-elected in 2006 with a slightly smaller margin.
In 2010, Labor MP Ben Hardman lost to Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish.
Nationals candidate Steph Ryan won Euroa in 2014.
Candidates
- Steph Ryan (Nationals)
- Fionna Deppeler-Morton (Labor)
- Don Firth (Independent)
- Keppel Cassidy (Greens)
Assessment
Euroa is a safe Nationals seat.
2014 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Steph Ryan | Nationals | 14,494 | 35.3 | -4.1 |
| Clare Louise Malcolm | Labor | 11,428 | 27.9 | +0.8 |
| Tony Schneider | Liberal | 10,454 | 25.5 | +12.1 |
| Simon Roberts | Greens | 2,110 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Julie-Anne Winzer | Family First | 1,307 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Lisa Adams | Country Alliance | 1,238 | 3.0 | -5.1 |
| Informal | 2,016 | 4.7 |
2014 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Steph Ryan | Nationals | 26,451 | 64.5 | +0.9 |
| Clare Louise Malcolm | Labor | 14,580 | 35.5 | -0.9 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Euroa have been divided into four parts:
- Central – Strathbogie Shire
- East – Benalla Shire
- North – Campaspe Shire and the City of Greater Shepparton
- South – Mitchell Shire and Greater Bendigo Region
The Nationals won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all four areas, ranging from 57.3% in the south to 74.4% in the north.
The Liberal Party came third, with a vote ranging from 20.1% in the north to 28% in the east.
| Voter group | LIB prim % | NAT 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 24.5 | 57.3 | 11,183 | 27.3 |
| East | 28.0 | 70.8 | 7,122 | 17.4 |
| Central | 22.0 | 68.3 | 4,930 | 12.0 |
| North | 20.1 | 74.4 | 3,875 | 9.4 |
| Other votes | 27.9 | 62.6 | 6,013 | 14.7 |
| Pre-poll | 27.6 | 62.3 | 7,908 | 19.3 |
Election results in Euroa at the 2014 Victorian state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and Greens primary votes.
There appears to be a copy/paste error from Nepean on this page?
You are correct. Fixed!
My prediction: Easy National hold.