Summary
The electoral district of Croydon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located in the east of Melbourne. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
| Croydon Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Croydon (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | David Hodgett | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Suburb of Croydon | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 42,995 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 42 km2 (16.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Kilsyth, covering outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne. As of the 2022 Victorian state election, the seat contains the suburbs of Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mooroolbark, Kilsyth, Kilsyth South and Bayswater North[2] in the local government areas of Maroondah City and Yarra Ranges Shire.
The abolished seat of Kilsyth was held by Liberal MP David Hodgett, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hodgett | Liberal | 2014–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Hodgett | 19,605 | 43.0 | −3.4 | |
| Labor | Sorina Grasso | 15,564 | 34.1 | −5.5 | |
| Greens | Brendan Powell | 4,940 | 10.8 | +1.9 | |
| Family First | Dan Nebauer | 2,051 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Sophia De Wit | 1,978 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Harley McDonald-Eckersall | 1,501 | 3.3 | −1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,639 | 95.7 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,054 | 4.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 47,693 | 90.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Hodgett | 23,446 | 51.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labor | Sorina Grasso | 22,193 | 48.6 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
Graphical summary edit
References edit
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Croydon District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries 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.
- ^ Croydon District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links edit
- District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
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