The electoral district of Albert Park is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) in inner suburban Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf, and parts of St Kilda. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
| Albert Park Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Albert Park (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| MP | Nina Taylor |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Suburb of Albert Park |
| Electors | 48,949 (2018) |
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 144°57′E / 37.833°S 144.950°E |
It was first proclaimed in 1889, and has been held by the Labor Party without interruption since the 1950 election.
John Thwaites was the member from 1992 to 2007, serving as deputy leader of Victorian Labor from 1996 to 2007 and as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. He and Premier Steve Bracks, the member for neighbouring Williamstown, both resigned on 30 July 2007. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in Martin Foley retaining the seat for Labor.
Members for Albert Park edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nimmo | Liberal | 1889–1892 | |
| John White | Conservative | 1892–1902 | |
| George Elmslie | Labour | 1902–1918 | |
| Joseph Hannan | Labor | 1918–1919 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1919–1927 | |
| Robert Cuthbertson | Nationalist | 1927–1929 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1929–1932 | |
| Independent | |||
| Harry Drew | United Australia | 1932–1937 | |
| Independent | |||
| William Haworth | United Australia | 1937–1944 | |
| Liberal | 1944–1945 | ||
| Frank Crean | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
| Roy Schilling | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
| Keith Sutton | Labor | 1950–1970 | |
| Val Doube | Labor | 1970–1979 | |
| Bunna Walsh | Labor | 1979–1992 | |
| John Thwaites | Labor | 1992–2007 | |
| Martin Foley | Labor | 2007–2022 | |
| Nina Taylor | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nina Taylor | 14,254 | 36.4 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal | Lauren Sherson | 11,659 | 29.8 | −1.6 | |
| Greens | Kim Samiotis | 8,178 | 20.9 | +4.5 | |
| Independent | Georgie Dragwidge | 2,294 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Cassandra Westwood | 1,207 | 3.1 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lance Smart | 534 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Freedom | Elizabeth Antunovic | 518 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Family First | Viorel Bradea | 466 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,110 | 96.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,396 | 3.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 40,506 | 83.0 | −0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Nina Taylor | 23,916 | 61.2 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | Lauren Sherson | 15,194 | 38.8 | +1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Albert Park district profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Albert Park District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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