Electoral district of Eureka
The Electoral district of Eureka is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021, and came into effect at the 2022 Victorian state election.
| Eureka Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location of Eureka (dark green) in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michaela Settle | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 52,476 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,915 km2 (1,511.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Regional city | ||||||||||||||
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It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Buninyong, covering the east and southeast suburbs of Ballarat, including the suburbs of Eureka, Brown Hill, Ballarat East, Golden Point, Canadian, Mount Pleasant, Mount Clear, Mount Helen and Buninyong. It also covers large parts of the Golden Plains Shire and Moorabool Shire areas, including the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Meredith, Lethbridge, Teesdale and Inverleigh.
The abolished seat of Buninyong was held by Labor MP Michaela Settle, who recontested Eureka and retained the seat at the 2022 election.