Electoral district of Glen Waverley
The electoral district of Glen Waverley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.[1]
| Glen Waverley Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg.png.webp) Location of Glen Waverley (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1985–2002 2022–present |
| MP | John Mullahy |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Suburb of Glen Waverley |
| Electors | 51,403 |
| Area | 36 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 145°10′E |
It was originally created for the 1985 Victorian state election and was abolished at the 2002 election.
At the 2021 redistribution, it was re-created following the abolition of the districts of Forest Hill and Mount Waverley, covering eastern Melbourne suburbs.[2]
It contains the suburbs of Glen Waverley, Vermont South, most of Forest Hill and Vermont, and parts of Blackburn South, Burwood East, and Wheelers Hill.[3]
Members
| First incarnation (1985–2002) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Smith | Liberal | 1985–2002 | |
| Second incarnation (2022–present) | |||
| John Mullahy | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Mullahy | 18,153 | 40.6 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | Neil Angus | 17,941 | 40.2 | −8.0 | |
| Greens | Steph Partridge | 4,270 | 9.6 | +1.3 | |
| Democratic Labour | Scott Marsh | 1,856 | 4.1 | +3.9 | |
| Family First | Kristeen Huisman | 972 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Maddy Hance | 802 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Freedom | Joyce Maree Harris | 664 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,667 | 96.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,529 | 3.3 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,196 | 90.9 | −3.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Mullahy | 23,809 | 53.3 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Neil Angus | 20,858 | 46.7 | −4.2 | |
| Labor notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.2 | |||
References
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Map of Glen Waverley District" (PDF). 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.
- Glen Waverley District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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