Electoral district of Evelyn
| Evelyn Liberal Party | |||||||||||||||
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| Namesake | Mount Evelyn | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 43,159 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 255 km2 (98.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′S 145°22′E / 37.750°S 145.367°E | ||||||||||||||
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The electoral district of Evelyn is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering the urban fringe north east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1859.[1]
The seat has shrunk considerably in size as the eastern suburbs of
Melbourne grew. It now includes the suburbs and towns of Coldstream, Gruyere, Lilydale, and Wonga Park
.
The seat is usually safe for the
.At the 2006 election Christine Fyffe regained the seat for the Liberals, defeating Heather McTaggart. Fyffe was re-elected to the district during at the 2010 and 2014 Victorian state elections.[2]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles King | Unaligned | 1859–1859 | |
| William Bell | Unaligned | 1859–1860 | |
| William Jones | Unaligned | 1860–1863 | |
| John Thomson | Unaligned | 1863–1865 | |
| William Watkins | Unaligned | 1866–1874 | |
| Ewen Hugh Cameron | Conservative | 1874–1909 | |
Comm Liberal
|
1909–1914 | ||
| James Rouget | Comm Liberal
|
1914–1917 | |
Nationalist
|
1917–1917 | ||
| William Everard | Economy | 1917–1918 | |
Nationalist
|
1918–1924 | ||
| Independent | 1924–1924 | ||
| United Australia | 1924–1945 | ||
LCP
|
1945–1950 | ||
| Roland Leckie | LCP
|
1950–1952 | |
| Phillip Connell | Labor
|
1952–1958 | |
| Russell Stokes | Liberal
|
1958–1973 | |
| Jim Plowman | Liberal
|
1973–1982 | |
| Max McDonald | Labor
|
1982–1985 | |
| Jim Plowman | Liberal
|
1985–1999 | |
| Christine Fyffe | Liberal
|
1999–2002 | |
| Heather McTaggart | Labor
|
2002–2006 | |
| Christine Fyffe | Liberal
|
2006–2018 | |
| Bridget Vallence | Liberal
|
2018–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bridget Vallence | 20,385 | 46.7 | −1.8 | |
| Labor | Lorna Dent | 14,277 | 32.7 | −8.0 | |
| Greens | Andrew Henley | 4,052 | 9.3 | −0.4 | |
| Family First | Jeanette Dobson | 2,318 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Jan Heald | 1,819 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Independent | Nat De Francesco | 448 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Rosalie De Francesco | 366 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,664 | 95.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,255 | 4.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 45,919 | 91.5 | +2.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bridget Vallence | 24,190 | 55.4 | +3.6 | |
| Labor | Lorna Dent | 19,474 | 44.6 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Graphical summary
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Distribution of preference results in Evelyn.
Historical maps
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Location of Evelyn in 1859
External links
References
- ^ "Victorian Electoral Commission, Electoral Boundaries, Evelyn District profile". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Victorian Parliament, Ministers and Members, Christine Fyffe". Parliament of Victoria. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evelyn District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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