| Shepparton | |
| State: | vic |
| Lifespan: | 1945–1955 1967–present |
| Mp: | Kim O'Keeffe |
| Mp-Party: | National |
| Namesake: | Shepparton |
| Electors: | 48765 |
| Electors Year: | 2018 |
| Area: | 3289 |
| Class: | Provincial and rural |
| Near-N: | New South Wales |
| Near-Ne: | New South Wales |
| Near-Nw: | New South Wales |
| Near-E: | Ovens Valley |
| Near-W: | Murray Plains |
| Near-S: | Euroa |
| Near-Se: | Euroa |
| Near-Sw: | Euroa |
The electoral district of Shepparton is a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Northern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council.
The electoral district of Shepparton covers an area of 3,289 square kilometres.[1]
Shepparton includes the country towns of Ardmona, Barmah, Congupna, Dookie, Katunga, Kialla, Mooroopna, Nathalia, Picola, Shepparton, Strathmerton, Tallygaroopna, Tatura and Toolamba. The district also includes the Barmah National Park.
It is a rich agricultural area with orchards, vineyards and dairy farms. Much of the electorate is an important irrigation area served by water from the Main East Goulburn Channel. The rest of the land is used for pasture, fodder crops and cattle and sheep grazing.
Shepparton was held by the National/Country Party from its creation in 1945 until 2014, although it was abolished for a twelve-year period between 1955 and 1967.[2] The current member is National Kim O'Keeffe, who was elected at the 2022 state election,[3] defeating Independent Suzanna Sheed, who was elected in the 2014 election.[4]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ross-Edwards | 29 April 1967 – 24 July 1975 | Leader of the Victorian Country Party/National Party from 1970 until 1988. Resigned[5] | |||||
| 24 July 1975 – 20 August 1991 | |||||||
| Don Kilgour | 30 November 2002 | Won by-election.[6] Retired | |||||
| Jeanette Powell | 29 November 2014 | Former MLC for North-Eastern Province. Retired | |||||
| Suzanna Sheed | 26 November 2022 | Lost seat[7] | |||||
| Kim O'Keeffe | present | Incumbent | |||||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Shepparton.