Electoral district of Clayton

Summary

The Electoral district of Clayton is a former electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It was named for the Melbourne suburb of Clayton, and also includes Clarinda, Notting Hill as well as parts of surrounding suburbs.

Clayton
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1985
Abolished2014
Electors33,843 (2010)
Area38 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

It was created by the redistribution that abolished malapportionment in the Victorian Legislative Assembly prior to the 1985 election, and was always a safe Labor seat. Clayton was abolished in 2014 following a redistribution of Victoria's electoral boundaries. Much of Clayton's territory is in the new district of Clarinda.

Members for Clayton edit

Member Party Term
  Gerard Vaughan Labor 1985–1996
  Hong Lim Labor 1996–2014

Election results edit

2010 Victorian state election: Clayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hong Lim 15,843 54.34 -7.85
Liberal Justin Scott 8,833 30.29 +6.54
Greens Matthew Billman 2,782 9.54 +0.13
Democratic Labor Peter Bolling 976 3.35 +3.35
Family First Darren Reid 723 2.48 -0.90
Total formal votes 29,157 94.16 -0.08
Informal votes 1,808 5.84 +0.08
Turnout 30,965 91.50 -2.99
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hong Lim 19,071 65.31 -4.96
Liberal Justin Scott 10,129 34.69 +4.96
Labor hold Swing -4.96

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

External links edit

  • Electorate profile: Clayton District, Victorian Electoral Commission