Nunawading Province
| Nunawading Province Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1976 |
| Abolished | 1996 |
| Namesake | Nunawading |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Nunawading Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1] It was created in 1976, based in the outer eastern Melbourne suburbs including Nunawading. It was finally abolished 29 March 1996.[1] Much of its area was replaced by Koonung Province.
In the
Bob Ives and the Liberal candidate Rosemary Varty received 54,821 votes each. The returning officer, Kathleen Leonard, was required by law to make a casting vote, which she did so by drawing a name from a ballot box. The name drawn was Bob Ives and he was declared elected.[2]
This result did not stand, and a
by-election
was called, in which the Liberal candidate Varty won with a swing to her.
Members for Nunawading Province
| Member 1 | Party | Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Hauser | Liberal
|
1976 | Member 2 | Party | ||
| 1979 | Peter Block | Liberal
| ||||
| Laurie McArthur | Labor
|
1982 | ||||
| 1985 | Bob Ives
|
Labor
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| 1985 | Rosemary Varty | Liberal
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| George Cox | Liberal
|
1988 | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Cox | 56,764 | 51.1 | +5.0 | |
| Labor | Laurie McArthur | 54,308 | 48.9 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 111,072 | 96.7 | -1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,782 | 3.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 114,854 | 93.4 | -0.6 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.1 | |||
References
- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Broadbent, David; Colebatch, Tim; Hawker, Philippa (14 March 1985). "'Raffle' gives Labor Victory". The Age.
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