WENDOUREE                      40,549 enrolled, 38,195 (94.2%) voted
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2010 two-candidate majority: ALP over Liberal 01.1 (Ballarat West)
Effect of redistribution: 01.2 shift to Liberal
New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.1
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Candidate                 Party               Votes   %      Change
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Liam Hastie                                    1,387  03.8
Sharon Knight *           Labor               15,712  43.2   +03.1
Sheila O’Shea                                    201  00.6
Cielo Fenn                                       653  01.8
Craig Coltman +           Liberal             14,408  39.7   -05.1
Alice Barnes              Greens               3,629  10.0   -00.5
John Buchholz                                    343  00.9
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1,862 (04.9%) informal                        36,333
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1. This seat largely corresponds to the abolished seat of Ballarat 
West. It became a notionally Liberal seat as a result of the 
redistricting. The Liberals are shown as the defending party.
2. Knight was MLA for Ballarat West 2010-14.
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Two-candidate result
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Sharon KNIGHT *           Labor               20,270  55.8   +05.9
Craig Coltman +           Liberal             16,063  44.2   -05.9
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Total                                         36,333  05.8
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Sharon Patricia Knight (born 1965): Elected 2010, 2014
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Knight is retiring at the 2018 election.