| Thomastown Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
) Location of Thomastown (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1985 |
| MP | Bronwyn Halfpenny |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 44,619 (2018) |
| Area | 103 km2 (39.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Thomastown is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It currently includes the suburbs of Lalor and Thomastown, and parts of Fawkner, Reservoir and Wollert, and has been in existence since 1985.
The seat is extremely safe for the Labor Party. At the 2002 election, Labor frontbencher Peter Batchelor won the seat with over 80% of the two-party-preferred vote, making Thomastown the safest seat in the state.
The seat's first member, Beth Gleeson, died whilst in office in December 1989. The resulting February 1990 by-election, held when support for Labor had plummeted as a result of an economic crisis, was nearly won by the Australian Democrats.
Members for Thomastown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Gleeson | Labor | 1985–1989 | |
| Peter Batchelor | Labor | 1990–2010 | |
| Bronwyn Halfpenny | Labor | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | 21,397 | 61.69 | −5.01 | |
| Liberal | Gurdawar Singh | 5,420 | 15.63 | −1.35 | |
| Independent | Nikola Stavreski | 1,867 | 5.38 | +5.38 | |
| Independent | Alahna Desiato | 1,552 | 4.47 | +4.47 | |
| Greens | Cynthia Smith | 1,474 | 4.25 | −0.95 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Kath Larkin | 967 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
| Animal Justice | Tess Nagorka-Tsindos | 861 | 2.48 | +2.48 | |
| Independent | Ibrahim Saba | 593 | 1.71 | +1.71 | |
| Reason | David Thirkettle-Watts | 554 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,685 | 87.74 | −5.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,847 | 12.26 | +5.23 | ||
| Turnout | 39,532 | 88.60 | −3.67 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | 26,639 | 77.19 | −1.25 | |
| Liberal | Gurdawar Singh | 7,873 | 22.81 | +1.25 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.25 | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ State Election 2018: Thomastown District, VEC.
External links