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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Murray Plains District
Location: Echuca, Rochester, Swan Hill
Legislative Council:
Northern Victoria Region
Enrolment 2022 election: 48,622
Enrolment June 2026: 48,127 (down 1.0%)
Relevant demographics (2021 census)
High income: 11.1% (Aust average 22.6%)
Renting: 22.8% (Aust average 30.6%)
Paying a mortgage: 30.0% (Aust average 35.0%)
Couples with children: 51.0% (Aust average 43.7%)
Born overseas: 8.3% (Aust average 27.7%)
No religion: 40.9% (Aust average 38.9%)
University graduate: 11.6% (Aust average 26.3%)
Professional / managerial: 32.0% (Aust average 37.7%)
Works in Agriculture: 14.9% (Aust average 1.0%)
Sitting member: Hon Peter Walsh (Nationals): Elected 2002, 2006, 2010 (Swan Hill), 2014, 2018, 2022 (Murray Plains). Retiring 2026
2018 Nationals majority over Labor: 24.0%
2022 Nationals majority over Labor: 22.9%
Status: Very safe Nationals
Murray Plains was created in 2014, when the old seats of Rodney (based on Echuca) and Swan Hill were abolished. Rodney had existed since 1856, Swan Hill since 1904. This area has been dominated by the Country Party / Nationals since the 1920s. Like all country seats, it has a very low proportion of people born overseas, of graduates and of high-income households. Peter Walsh won Swan Hill in 2002 and transferred to Murray Plains in 2022. He was leader of the Nationals 2014-24.
2022 results
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Boundaries following
2021 redistricting |
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Candidates:
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Brett Hosking
The Nationals |
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