Electoral district of Preston
| Preston Labor Party | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Suburb of Preston |
| Electors | 45,253 (2018) |
| Area | 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the
Labor Party
seat.
The most prominent former member was
Michael Leighton who had been the member since the 1988 election. In 2022, Scott was succeeded by Nathan Lambert
.
Members for Preston
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
William Ruthven
|
Labor
|
1945–1955 | |
| Charlie Ring | Labor
|
1955–1970 | |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor
|
1970–1988 | |
| Michael Leighton | Labor
|
1988–2006 | |
| Robin Scott | Labor
|
2006–2022 | |
| Nathan Lambert | Labor
|
2022–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 14,999 | 37.6 | −14.7 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 6,883 | 17.3 | +0.6 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 6,027 | 15.1 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Gaetano Greco | 5,473 | 13.7 | +7.2 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Steph Price | 2,458 | 6.2 | +2.4 | |
| Freedom | Angelique Matias | 1,150 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Reason | Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins | 890 | 2.2 | −0.7 | |
| Family First | Raouf Soliman | 885 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Rachel Unicomb | 822 | 2.1 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Brian Sanaghan | 270 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,857 | 92.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,392 | 7.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,249 | 85.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 27,769 | 69.7 | –8.6 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 12,088 | 30.3 | +8.6 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result
| |||||
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 20,761 | 52.1 | −19.2 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 19,096 | 47.9 | +19.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –19.2 | |||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Preston District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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