Division of Plartu

Plartu普垃涂Pǔlātú プラツゥPuratsuu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Plartu普垃涂Pǔlātú プラツゥPuratsuu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Plartu普垃涂Pǔlātú プラツゥPuratsuu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Plartu普垃涂Pǔlātú プラツゥPuratsuu Craftian House of Representatives Division
Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	1947 	 	
MP 	Dawn Ekhoff 	 	
Party 	United 	 	
Namesake 	Plartu region 	 	
Electors 	106,327 	 	
Demographic 	Rural 	 	
The Division of Plartu is a Craftian federal division in the state of Meyang. It was created in 1947 and was first contested at the general election later that year, making it one of the oldest existing divisions. It is named after the indigenous Reatinese name for southern Meyang, now commonly known as the Plartu region, although when the division was first created, the area was simply known as the 'Southern Tablelands'. The Division of Plartu covers a vast section of southern Meyang, and includes the regional centres of Wilkins and Stigston Harbour, which together form much of the division's voting population.
The sitting member, since the 2064 federal election, is Dawn Ekhoff, a member of the National United Party.
==History==
While Plartu appears to be a vast rural electorate, its voters are actually concentrated in the cities of Wilkins and Stigston Harbour – both mainly working class cities that lean heavily towards the United Party. The rest of the electorate's voters are spread across the Plartu plains and mainly consist of small farming communities. These voters lean towards the Craftian Conservative Party. Plartu's boundaries have not changed much since its creation as population growth in regional areas has stalled. The seat has been fairly safe for the United Party since the 2050s. Incumbents often hold the seat for long periods of time.
Notable members include two Craftian leaders: Percy Raymond, the third Premier of the Province of Craftia (1947–1951), and Lachlan Charles, the first Prime Minister of Craftia (1987–1990), as well as Martin Dominelli, a Conservative who held Plartu for 33 years from 1998 to 2031.
==Members==
# 	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1 	width="3%"	Percy Raymond 	Protection 	1947–1960
2 	 	Calvin Dorwell 	Labour 	1960–1966
3 	 	Archibald Pace 	National 	1966–1975
4 	 	Lachlan Charles 	Labour 	1975–1977
4 	 	Lachlan Charles 	Independent 	1977–1978
4 	 	Lachlan Charles 	ICP 	1978–1980
4 	 	Lachlan Charles 	Liberty 	1980–1987
5 	 	Americano Trecaz	Liberty 	1987–1991
5 	 	Americano Trecaz	Conservative	1991–1993
6 	 	Johnathan Fryday	Liberty 	1993–1995
7 	 	Marshall Chen 	United 	1995–1998
8 	 	Martin Dominelli	Conservative	1998–2031
9 	 	James Roy Kwan 	United 	2031–2040
10 	 	Kelly Fox 	Conservative	2040–2051
(9)	 	James Roy Kwan 	United 	2051–2064
11 	 	Dawn Ekhoff 	United 	2064–
==Election results==
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Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	United 	Dawn Ekhoff 	41,489 	43.68 	+0.35
 	Conservative 	Karen Duvall 	34,442 	36.26 	+6.14
 	Liberal 	Doug McLeod 	6,411 	6.75 	–2.25
 	Greens 	Raisa Saito 	3,904 	4.11 	–1.93
 	Mojang 	Mimi Jones 	2,679 	2.82 	+2.82
 	Reform 	James Collington 	2,242 	2.36 	–1.55
 	Independent 	Jeremy Coghlan 	1,339 	1.41 	+1.41
 	Progressive 	Kathy Lu 	1,320 	1.39 	+1.39
 	Independent 	Stephanie Chapman 	1,159 	1.22 	+1.22
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	94,985 	97.34 	+1.00
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	2,599 	2.66 	–1.00
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	97,584 	91.78 	–2.69
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 	Dawn Ekhoff 	54,284 	57.15 	–3.62
 	Conservative 	Karen Duvall 	40,701 	42.85 	+3.62
 	United hold 	United hold 	Swing 	–3.62 	
Electoral divisions of the Craftian House of Representatives in Meyang
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