Ripon is a single member electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is a rural electorate based in western Victoria. In 1946 the Electoral district of Ripon was first contested but then abolished in the 1955 election after being held by Labor for seven of these years. Ripon was then re-created and has existed continuously since 1976. For most of its history, Ripon has been held by the Liberal Party. However, it was held by the Australian Labor Party from 1999 to 2014.