| Oakleigh Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
) Location of Oakleigh (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | Steve Dimopoulos |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Namesake | Suburb of Oakleigh |
| Electors | 41,595 (2018) |
| Area | 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Oakleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It covers the south-east Melbourne suburbs of Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Notting Hill, Oakleigh East, Oakleigh and parts of Chadstone, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Glen Huntly, Mulgrave and Ormond.
The seat is Labor Party held within the inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne.
Steve Dimopoulos is the current member of parliament for Oakleigh.
Members for Oakleigh
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squire Reid | Labor | 1927–1932 | |
| James Vinton Smith | United Australia | 1932–1937 | |
| Squire Reid | Labor | 1937–1947 | |
| John Lechte | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
| Val Doube | Labor | 1950–1961 | |
| Alan Scanlan | Liberal | 1961–1979 | |
| Race Mathews | Labor | 1979–1992 | |
| Denise McGill | Liberal | 1992–1999 | |
| Ann Barker | Labor | 1999–2014 | |
| Steve Dimopoulos | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Dimopoulos | 19,202 | 53.57 | +7.82 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Edmonds | 10,946 | 30.54 | −7.74 | |
| Greens | Peter Morgan | 3,897 | 10.87 | −2.41 | |
| Animal Justice | Suzanne Parker | 835 | 2.33 | +2.33 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Brandon Hoult | 594 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
| Independent | Parashos Kioupelis | 373 | 1.04 | +0.29 | |
| Total formal votes | 35,847 | 95.42 | −0.02 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,720 | 4.58 | +0.02 | ||
| Turnout | 37,567 | 90.32 | −1.76 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Dimopoulos | 23,587 | 65.78 | +7.60 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Edmonds | 12,268 | 34.22 | −7.60 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.60 | |||
External links
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ State Election 2018: Oakleigh District, VEC.