# Electoral district of Shepparton

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.
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. The current member is National Kim O'Keeffe, who was elected at the 2022 state election, defeating Independent Suzanna Sheed, who was elected in the 2014 election.

## Members for Shepparton
### First incarnation (1945–1955)

| Image | Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| | | John McDonald (1898–1977) | Country | 10 November 1945 – 28 May 1955 | Former member for Goulburn Valley. Premier of Victoria from June 1950 until December 1952 (excluding several days in October 1952). Retired after seat abolished |

### Second incarnation (1967–present)

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Peter Ross-Edwards (1922–2012) | Country | 29 April 1967 – 24 July 1975 | Leader of the Victorian Country Party/National Party from 1970 until 1988. Resigned |
| Peter Ross-Edwards (1922–2012) | National | 24 July 1975 – 20 August 1991 | Leader of the Victorian Country Party/National Party from 1970 until 1988. Resigned |
| Don Kilgour (1946–) | National | 19 October 1991 – 30 November 2002 | Won by-election. Retired |
| Jeanette Powell (1949–) | National | 30 November 2002 – 29 November 2014 | Former MLC for North-Eastern Province. Retired |
| Suzanna Sheed (1954–) | Independent | 29 November 2014 – 26 November 2022 | Lost seat |
| Kim O'Keeffe | National | 26 November 2022 – present | Incumbent |

## Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 13,242 | 32.06 | +19.03 |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 12,146 | 29.41 | −8.99 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hammer | 8,491 | 20.56 | −6.00 |
| | Labor | Liam Cowan | 3,285 | 7.95 | −3.61 |
| | Greens | Ian Christoe | 1,056 | 2.56 | +0.14 |
| | Democratic Labour | Sueie McGrath | 882 | 2.14 | +2.14 |
| | Family First | Alison White | 877 | 2.12 | +2.12 |
| | Freedom | Diane M. Teasdale | 807 | 1.95 | +1.95 |
| | Animal Justice | Katherine Taylor | 515 | 1.25 | +1.25 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,301 | 93.94 | −0.58 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,663 | 6.06 | +0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,964 | 86.21 | −3.37 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 30,704 | 74.34 | +74.34 |
| | Labor | Liam Cowan | 10,597 | 25.66 | −12.62 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 23,455 | 56.79 | +56.79 |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 17,846 | 43.21 | −12.09 |
| | National gain from Independent | National gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |