Electoral district of Eltham
| Eltham Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Eltham (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1992 |
| MP | Vicki Ward |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 44,409 (2014) |
| Area | 51 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan/semi-rural |
The Electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
Eltham was created prior to the 1992 election and although it had a notional Labor margin of 4.3%, it was easily won by Wayne Phillips for the Liberal Party with a swing of over 14%. Phillips held the seat before being defeated in the ' Brackslide' of 2002.
The current member is Labor MP Vicki Ward.
Members for Eltham
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Phillips | Liberal | 1992–2002 | |
| Steve Herbert | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
| Vicki Ward | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Eltham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steven Briffa | 17,727 | 43.9 | −0.9 | |
| Labor | Vicki Ward | 16,374 | 40.6 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | Liezl Shnookal | 4,600 | 11.4 | −1.5 | |
| Independent | Chris Byrne | 555 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Family First | Janna Fenn | 490 | 1.2 | −0.7 | |
| Christians | Michael Janson | 345 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Ryan Ebert | 251 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,342 | 95.7 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,808 | 4.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 42,150 | 94.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Vicki Ward | 21,258 | 52.7 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal | Steven Briffa | 19,084 | 47.3 | −1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
References
- ↑ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
External links
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