Rhett Burnie
MCEWEN will undergo a massive boundary shift at the next Federal election, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announcing it had finalised a redistribution plan for the electorate.
Under the changes Murrindindi Shire will no longer be part of McEwen and will fall into the seat of Indi.
The Yarra Ranges shire will be moved into Casey while parts of the Macedon Ranges, including Woodend, Macedon and Mount Macedon, will be shuffled into the Bendigo electorate.
New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Kerrie and Romsey will all stay in McEwen, as will the Mitchell Shire in its entirety.
Parts of Hume City, including Kalkallo, Mickleham, Bulla and Sunbury, will join McEwen
Areas in Craigieburn north of Craigieburn Road will become part of McEwen and a large portion of the City of Whittlesea will remain in the seat, while South Morang remains a shared suburb with Scullin.
The boundary shift was required to bring McEwen back into line with AEC rules that state that an electorate should have 94,040 voters.
The rule allows for a 10 per cent tolerance, meaning that voter numbers can be 10 percent higher or lower than the threshold.
McEwen is currently out of balance with more than 117,000 voters in the electorate.
The Federal member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, said he had not had a chance to review the redistribution as yet, but the changes had been on the cards for some time now.
“Due to Parliamentary committee commitments with the inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin, I have not yet had a chance to have a proper look at the new map,” Mr Mitchell said.
“McEwen is one of the largest electorates in Victoria with over 117,000 voters currently enrolled.
“This number continues to rise with the huge amount of families moving into the area, especially when you consider the growth areas in the electorate like Wallan, Doreen, Mernda, South Morang and Epping North,” he said.
Mr Mitchell said it was important that voters remembered the new boundaries would not come into effect until the next Federal election.
“The new boundaries will not come into effect until the next election,” he said.
“My job is to continue focusing on delivering for our community to ensure we can make it an even better place to live and work.”





