The electoral district of Lowan is a rural Victorian Legislative Assembly (Lower House) electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council. It was initially created by The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888, taking effect at the 1889 elections. It is the state’s largest electorate by area, covering about 41,858 km².
Lowan includes the towns of Casterton, Coleraine, Dartmoor, Dimboola, Hamilton, Horsham, Jeparit, Kaniva, Nhill and Rainbow. The current district was established in 2002 although several previous districts held the same name.
The current member is Emma Kealy of The Nationals.
Members for Lowan First incarnation (1889–1945)MemberPartyTerm Richard Baker Unaligned 1889–1894 Sir William Irvine Unaligned 1894–1906 Robert Stanley Ministerialist1906–1911 Comm Liberal James Menzies Comm Liberal1911–1920 Nationalist Marcus Wettenhall Farmers Union1920–1935 Country Hamilton Lamb Country 1935–1943 Wilfred Mibus Country 1944–1945 Second incarnation (1955–1992)MemberPartyTerm Wilfred Mibus Liberal and Country 1955–1964 Jim McCabe Liberal 1964–1967 Ray Buckley Country 1967–1970 Jim McCabe Liberal 1970–1979 Bill McGrath National Country 1979–1982 The Nationals 1982–1992 Third incarnation (2002–present)MemberPartyTerm Hugh Delahunty The Nationals 2002–2014 Emma Kealy The Nationals 2014–present
Election results
See also Parliaments of the Australian states and territories List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links Electorate profile: Lowan District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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