Division of West Lake

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Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	1986 	 	
MP 	Kenneth Rungatong 	 	
Party 	National United Party 	 	
Namesake 	West Lake (town) 	 	
Electors 	104,134 (2070) 	 	
Demographic 	Provincial 	 	
The Division of West Lake is a Craftian federal division in the state of Meyang. It was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. The division is named after the town of West Lake, a satellite town of Troll City, the state capital of Meyang.
The sitting member, since the 2067 federal election, is Kenneth Rungatong, a member of the National United Party.
==History==
The area around the shore of Lake Sydney has been a safe United area for decades. It is in a key position being a provincial seat just outside the Troll City metropolitan area. The outskirts of most major cities in Craftia are traditionally NUP strongholds. Troll City and its surrounds is also an outlier in Meyang which as a state is generally slightly more right-leaning.
In the past, the seat was a stronghold for the Craftia Liberty Party, even through a turbulent period caused by steady loss of support throughout the 2000s, though it was held by the Liberal Party of Craftia for less than a single term (2006–2007) after winning a by-election. It was one of the remaining seats to be held by the party after its heavy defeat in the 2013 election and before its subsequent merger into the NUP. The seat has been dominated by United ever since.
The seat is currently the third-safest United seat in Craftia, with a swing of more than 23.89% required for the Conservatives to win it.
==Members==
#	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1	width="3%"	Lachlan Charles 	Liberty 	1987–1990
2	 	Tim Nicholls 	Liberty 	1990–2006
3	 	Ernest Khoo 	Liberal 	2006–2007
4	 	Charlie Johnston 	Liberty 	2007–2013
4	 	Charlie Johnston 	United 	2013–2017
4	 	Charlie Johnston 	Independent	2017–2019
5	 	Fox Charles 	United 	2019–2031
6	 	Thomas Mullen 	United 	2031–2040
7	 	David Tan Heng Lam	United 	2040–2067
8	 	Kenneth Rungatong 	United 	2067–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake	Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake	Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake	Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake	Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake	Craftian federal election, 2070: West Lake
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	United 	Kenneth Rungatong 	49,483 	59.45 	+2.14
 	Conservative 	Shuye Zhou 	16,946 	20.36 	+1.77
 	Liberal 	Barry Lee 	9,514 	11.43 	–2.82
 	Independent 	Sophie Stott 	4,628 	5.56 	+5.56
 	Reform 	Anastasia Guilera 	1,698 	2.04 	–3.57
 	Greens 	Jackie Liao 	966 	1.16 	–1.11
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	83,234 	91.72 	–1.13
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	7,514 	8.08 	+1.13
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	90,748 	87.15 	–3.50
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	United 	Kenneth Rungatong 	61,502 	73.89 	+1.55
 	Conservative 	Shuye Zhou 	21,732 	26.11 	–1.55
 	United hold 	United hold 	Swing 	+1.55