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==Government and politics==
[[File:WodongaCouncilOffices.JPG|thumb|right|Wodonga City Council Offices]]
Wodonga is in the [[Australian House of Representatives|federal]] [[Division of Indi]]. Independent MP [[Helen Haines]] has represented Indi since the [[2019 Australian federal election]]. Indi was held by the [[Liberal-National Coalition]] from 1931 until [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]] when it was won by independent [[Cathy McGowan (politician)|Cathy McGowan]]. When Helen Haines won the seat in 2019, succeeding Cathy McGowan, it was the first time in Australian history that one independent had succeeded another.

Wodonga is in the Victorian [[Electoral district of Benambra]]. [[Bill Tilley]] of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] has represented the [[electoral district of Benambra]] since the [[2006 Victorian state election]]. Benambra has been held by the Liberal-National Coalition since the 1932 Benambra by-election, and has never been held by the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. In the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018]] and [[2022 Victorian state election|2022 Victorian election]]s, the seat became a close race between Bill Tilley and independent candidate Jacqui Hawkins, with Tilley narrowly retaining the seat.

Wodonga is the largest population centre in both Indi and Benambra.

The local government area covering Wodonga is [[City of Wodonga]], and as of 2023 the current mayor is Ron Mildren (independent).