| Mitcham Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2014 |
| Electors | 37,054 (2010) |
| Area | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Mitcham was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was centered on Mitcham and Blackburn in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Created prior to the 1967 election it was, with one exception, always held by the current government. The one exception was a 1997 by-election which was won by the Labor Party with a massive 16% swing, signaling a revival in the performance of the ALP prior to the 1999 election where they narrowly retained the seat and even more narrowly won government.
Mitcham was abolished in 2014 and largely replaced by Ringwood.
Members for Mitcham
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Goble | Liberal | 1967–1976 | |
| George Cox | Liberal | 1976–1982 | |
| John Harrowfield | Labor | 1982–1992 | |
| Roger Pescott | Liberal | 1992–1997 | |
| Tony Robinson | Labor | 1997–2010 | |
| Dee Ryall | Liberal | 2010–2014 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dee Ryall | 15,717 | 46.55 | +7.09 | |
| Labor | Tony Robinson | 11,669 | 34.56 | -5.56 | |
| Greens | Sheridan Lewis | 4,024 | 11.92 | +0.33 | |
| Sex Party | Paul Elliott | 963 | 2.85 | +2.85 | |
| Family First | Daniel Ha | 758 | 2.25 | -2.28 | |
| Democratic Labor | Barry O'Shea | 632 | 1.87 | +1.87 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,763 | 96.55 | +0.06 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,208 | 3.45 | -0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 34,971 | 94.38 | -0.10 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dee Ryall | 17,852 | 52.90 | +4.77 | |
| Labor | Tony Robinson | 15,895 | 47.10 | -4.77 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.77 | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
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