The Australian Electoral Commission has released its proposed changes for the latest Victorian redistribution with the state entitled to go from 38 to 39 seats in the House of Representatives based on population.

The additional seat to named Hawke in honour of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and will be created west of Melbourne and the seat of Corangamite in the Geelong area be renamed Tucker in honour of Yorta Yorta leader Margaret Tucker.

In respect to Indi, the AEC redistribution committee felt altering its boundaries with neighbouring divisions was not required in balancing numerical requirements of surrounding electoral divisions.

The only options for change put forward to date were transferring Kinglake and surrounds to McEwen.

Indi is projected enrolment remains at 118,756 electors and stretches from the Upper Murray to Kinglake and Marysville north-east of Melbourne and the Alpine resorts of Mount Hotham, Falls Creek and Mount Buller.

Indi MP Helen Haines had advocated for no change to the electorate.

"I'm very pleased after the redistribution that the electorate continues to include the communities that elected me to represent them," she said.

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Indi Liberals will now turn their attention to preselecting a candidate for the next federal election.

"Deep down we didn't think there would be a change," Indi Liberal chairman Tony Schneider said.

"The southern parts are becoming fairly urbanised and we were hoping they would push it out along the Murray a bit.

"Any boundary change could have influenced who might be eligible or interested.

"I'm thinking they will call for nominations pretty soon."

Two North-East mayors have been linked to Liberal preselection for Indi in recent weeks with 2019 candidate Steve Martin not ruling out another shot.

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