THE Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has redrawn some electoral boundaries around the state, affecting approximately 21 per cent of voters at the upcoming election and adding area to the local lower house seat of Lowan.

The new boundaries are the result of the State redivision conducted in 2021 by the Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC), in a consultative process that invited submissions from the public, political parties and any interested groups.

This was the first redivision of both Houses of Parliament since 2013.

Lowan has added two regions to the seat, one north-west of the Grampians to now include Stawell and also another larger area to the south-east which encompasses Mortlake, Hexham and Woorndoo, the area previously being part of neighbouring seat, Polwarth.

The large upper house seat of Western Victoria also had some changes, losing an area around Donald and adding two small areas outside Melton, close to Metropolitan Melbourne.

“The VEC has updated the register of electors with the new district and region boundary changes,” electoral commissioner, Warwick Gately AM said.

The changes formally come into effect on Tuesday, November 1, when the writs for the 2022 State Election are issued.

Voters are now able to check whether their electorates are changing using ‘Check my enrolment’ on the VEC website at bit.ly/3E60VcS

Voters can sign up on vec.vic.gov.au to the free VoterAlert service to receive email and SMS notifications about the boundaries and other key election events.

A comparison of new and old boundaries can be viewed on the EBC interactive map at maps.ebc.vic.gov.au