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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Indi, Victoria
Named for: Indigenous word for the upper Murray River
Northern Victoria: Alexandra, Benalla, Mansfield, Wangaratta, Wodonga
State seats: All of
Benambra, parts of
Eildon,
Euroa and
Ovens Valley
Local government areas: All of
Alpine,
Benalla,
Indigo,
Mansfield,
Murrindindi,
Towong,
Wangaratta and
Wodonga, parts of
Strathbogie
Borders with:
Casey,
Eden-Monaro,
Farrer,
Gippsland,
Indi,
McEwen,
Monash and
Nicholls
Enrolment at 2019 election: 112,775
Enrolment at 2022 election: 117,571 (+04.3)
1999 republic referendum: No 63.1
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 63.1
Sitting member: Dr Helen Haines (Independent):
Elected 2019
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 9.2%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 9.9%
2013 Independent majority over Liberal: 0.3%
2016 Independent majority over Liberal: 4.5%
2019 Independent majority over Liberal: 1.4%
2019 notional Independent majority over Liberal: 1.4%
2019 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 12.7%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Very marginal Independent versus Liberal
Status: Fairly safe Liberal versus Labor
Best Independent booths, two-party vote: Stanley (76.1), Harrietville (74.5), Beechworth (70.3),
Eldorado (66.2), Mount Beauty (65.5)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Whourouly (70.4), Goorambat (64.4), Cudgewa (64.3), Ruffy (64.0),
Eskdale (63.0)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Angel Aleksov
Animal Justice Party |
2. Dr Helen Haines
Independent |
3. Lachlan O'Connell
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
4. Stephen Williams
United Australia Party |
5. Beth Stevens
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
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6. Benjamin Gilbert
Australian Greens |
7. Liz Fisher
The Nationals |
8. Nadia David
Australian Labor Party |
9. Julian Fidge
Liberal Democrats |
10. Ross Lyman
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Angel Aleksov
Nadia David
Julian Fidge
Liz Fisher
Benjamin Gilbert
Dr Helen Haines
Ross Lyman
Lachlan O'Connell
Beth Stevens
Stephen Williams
Division of Indi
Indi has existed since Federation, and has always occupied the north-eastern corner of Victoria. Like all rural seats,
it has a lower than average level of median family income and a very low proportion of non English speaking households. Its
proportion of people in professional and managerial occupations is higher than in most rural seats, while it also has a
high proportion engaged in agriculture.
Labor has not won Indi since 1929, and although there are pockets of Labor support, the main
centres, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Benalla, usually vote heavily Liberal. The National Party used to win the seat on
occasions, and was a threat until the 1980s, but since then it has faded away in this region.
Sophie Panopoulos (now Sophie Mirabella) won Indi for the Liberals in 2001.
Panopoulos, a Melbourne lawyer and the
daughter of Greek immigrants, was an outsider when she ran for Liberal selection, and although she held Indi easily
at four elections, she never really succeeded in gaining acceptance in the area, a problem compounded by her aggressive
political style and regular brushes with controversy. She was on the opposition frontbench from 2007 onwards, and would
have been a Cabinet minister in the Abbott Government.
Instead in 2013 she was unexpectedly defeated by
Cathy McGowan, an independent candidate. In 2016 Mirabella failed
in a bid to regain the seat. McGowan decided not to stand again in 2019, instead endorsing another independent candidate,
Dr Helen Haines, who was elected. This is the first time an independent federal MP (of which there have been very few) has
succeeded in handing on their seat to a chosen successor.
Dr Helen Haines, Independent MP for Indi since 1929, was Director of Nursing at the Chiltern Bush Nursing Hospital before entering
politics. She has a master's degree in epidemiology and public health from the University of NSW and a PhD in medical science
from Uppsala University in Sweden. Although her majority over the Liberals in 2019 was small, she will be favoured to retain
this seat if she stands again. Indi has not been changed by the 2021 redistribution. The Liberal candidate is Ross Lyman,
a former Army Commando who has extensive experience in the wine and finance industries. The Labor candidate is Nadia David,
Associate Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Criminology at RMIT University. The Greens candidate is Benjamin Gilbert, whose occupation
is not stated.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,126 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 21.0% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 81.9% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 6.2% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 23.0% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 32.4% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 13.9% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 31.5% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 27.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 10.0% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 33.1% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 24.8% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 26.3% (Australia 32.8%)
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