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Electoral district of Clarinda 
Summary
The electoral district of Clarinda is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created for the 2014 state election[1] and is represented by Meng Heang Tak for the Labor Party.
| Clarinda Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Clarinda (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Meng Heang Tak |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Clarinda |
| Electors | 44,462 (2018) |
| Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Clayton, covering south east suburbs in Melbourne. It includes all or parts of the suburbs of Clarinda, Clayton, Springvale, Heatherton, Mentone, Dingley Village and Cheltenham.[2]
Members for Clarinda edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Lim | Labor | 2014–2018 | |
| Meng Heang Tak | Labor | 2018–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Meng Heang Tak | 18,441 | 45.5 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Richardson | 11,593 | 28.6 | +1.0 | |
| Greens | Jessamine Moffett | 3,227 | 7.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Caroline White | 3,167 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Family First | Karen Hastings | 1,215 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Independent | Hung Vo | 1,122 | 2.8 | +0.0 | |
| Animal Justice | Sue Litchfield | 1,005 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
| Freedom | Steve Wolfe | 794 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,564 | 94.2 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,477 | 5.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,041 | 88.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Meng Heang Tak | 24,416 | 60.2 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Richardson | 16,148 | 39.8 | +4.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
Graphical summary edit
Two-party-preferred vote results in Clarinda
References edit
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Clarinda District" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clarinda District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links edit
- District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
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