MILDURA'S state MP, the Nationals' Jade Benham, says she is "unsurprised" by Premier Dan Andrews' resignation announcement, except for the timing.

“It's a weird day. I actually thought he would have seen the year out, but it's come very, very quickly," she told Sunraysia Daily when asked for her reaction to the move.

"But it wasn't unexpected.”

“We saw a few weeks ago when he was off sick...