ALP 18.5%
Incumbent MP
Ros Spence, since 2014.
Geography
North-western fringe of Melbourne. Yuroke covers central parts of the City of Hume, including the suburbs of Craigieburn, Greenvale, Kalkallo and Yuroke and parts of Roxburgh Park and Westmeadows.
History
Yuroke was created in 2002, replacing the abolished seat of Tullamarine. The seat has been a safe Labor seat at both elections since its creation.
The seat was won in 2002 by Liz Beattie. She had previously been Member for Tullamarine for one term, winning it off the Liberal Party in 1999. Beattie was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.
Candidates
- Golda Zogheib (Independent)
- Louise Sampson (Greens)
- Emma Dook (Socialists)
- Ros Spence (Labor)
- Jim Overend (Liberal)
Assessment
Yuroke is a very safe Labor seat.
2014 result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
Ros Spence | Labor | 20,484 | 54.1 | -2.2 |
Phulvinderjit Grewal | Liberal | 8,943 | 23.6 | -6.7 |
Imad Hirmiz | Australian Christians | 2,689 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
Natalie Abboud | Greens | 2,277 | 6.0 | -3.2 |
Rodney Le Nepveu | Family First | 1,868 | 4.9 | +0.8 |
Mick Wilkins | Independent | 1,606 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
Informal | 2,632 | 6.5 |
2014 two-party-preferred result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
Ros Spence | Labor | 25,839 | 68.5 | +2.5 |
Phulvinderjit Grewal | Liberal | 11,869 | 31.5 | -2.5 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Yuroke have been divided into four areas, grouped around three main suburbs of Craigieburn, Greenvale, Roxburgh, and another group covering the north of the electorate.
Labor won a large majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all four areas, ranging from 62.1% in Greenvale to 73.4% in Craigieburn.
Voter group | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
Craigieburn | 73.4 | 10,440 | 27.6 |
Greenvale | 62.1 | 6,275 | 16.6 |
Roxburgh | 70.4 | 4,289 | 11.3 |
North | 68.6 | 3,188 | 8.4 |
Other votes | 67.2 | 3,876 | 10.2 |
Pre-poll | 67.1 | 9,799 | 25.9 |
Two-party-preferred votes in Yuroke at the 2014 Victorian state election