LIB 0.2% vs IND
Incumbent MP
Chris Crewther, since 2022.
Geography
Southern fringe of Melbourne. Mornington covers northern parts of Mornington Peninsula Shire on the southern edge of Melbourne. It specifically covers the suburbs of Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha and parts of Balnarring North.
History
Mornington first existed as a single-member electoral district from 1859 to 1967, and again since 1985. The original seat was held by unaligned members until the 1920s, and it was then held by the Country Party and the Liberal Party until its abolition in 1967.
The newly restored seat was won in 1985 by the Liberal Party’s Robin Cooper. He served as a shadow minister from 1985 to 1991, before moving to the back bench.
Cooper became a Parliamentary Secretary in the Kennett government after the 1996 election, and joined Kennett’s ministry in 1997. He again stepped down from the frontbench after the 1999 election defeat, and retired in 2006.
Mornington was won by Liberal candidate David Morris in 2006, and Morris was re-elected three times.
Morris retired in 2022, and Liberal candidate Chris Crewther won Mornington. Crewther previously held the federal seat of Dunkley from 2016 to 2019.
Assessment
This section will be filled in closer to the election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Chris Crewther | Liberal | 17,910 | 42.6 | -8.0 |
| Kate Lardner | Independent | 9,432 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| Georgia Fowler | Labor | 9,246 | 22.0 | -12.3 |
| Harry Sinclair | Greens | 2,677 | 6.4 | -3.4 |
| Paul Pettitt | Freedom Party | 1,041 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Leonie Schween | Animal Justice | 740 | 1.8 | -3.6 |
| Jane Agirtan | Independent | 641 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Ross Hayward | Family First | 375 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Informal | 1,823 | 4.2 |
2022 two-candidate-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Chris Crewther | Liberal | 21,326 | 50.7 | |
| Kate Lardner | Independent | 20,736 | 49.3 |
2022 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Chris Crewther | Liberal | 24,514 | 58.3 | +3.3 |
| Georgia Fowler | Labor | 17,548 | 41.7 | -3.3 |
Booths have been divided into three areas: central, north and south.
The Liberal Party won the seat despite losing the two-candidate-preferred vote on election day in all three areas. Independent Kate Lardner’s two-candidate-preferred vote ranged from 52.3% in the north to 58.1% in the centre. The Liberal Party polled 51.6% of the pre-poll vote and 57.8% of the other vote.
Labor came third, with a primary vote ranging from 21.2% in the north to 23.9% in the centre.
| Voter group | ALP prim | LIB 2CP | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 21.2 | 47.7 | 4,864 | 11.5 |
| South | 22.3 | 43.3 | 4,543 | 10.8 |
| Central | 23.9 | 41.9 | 2,933 | 7.0 |
| Pre-poll | 22.3 | 51.6 | 22,443 | 53.2 |
| Other votes | 20.3 | 57.8 | 7,385 | 17.5 |
Election results in Mornington at the 2022 Victorian state election
Toggle between two-candidate-preferred votes (Liberal vs Independent) and primary votes for the Liberal Party, independent candidate Kate Lardner and Labor.