| Eltham Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
) Location of Eltham (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1992 |
| MP | Vicki Ward |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 44,820 (2018) |
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Vicki Ward | 19,831 | 49.22 | +8.63 | |
| Liberal | Nick McGowan | 15,639 | 38.81 | −5.13 | |
| Greens | Matthew Goodman | 4,208 | 10.44 | −0.96 | |
| Democratic Labour | Peter O'Brien | 614 | 1.52 | +1.52 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,292 | 96.16 | +0.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,610 | 3.84 | −0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 41,902 | 93.49 | −1.42 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Vicki Ward | 23,802 | 59.07 | +6.38 | |
| Liberal | Nick McGowan | 16,490 | 40.93 | −6.38 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.38 | |||
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ State Election 2018: Eltham District, VEC.
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