Electoral district of Williamstown
Williamstown Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Williamstown (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | Melissa Horne |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 50,919 (2018) |
| Area | 34 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Williamstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 33 km² urban electorate in the inner south-western suburbs of Melbourne, encompassing the suburbs of Brooklyn, Newport, Spotswood, Williamstown and Yarraville. The electorate had a population of 54,426 as of the 2006 census.
Williamstown is one of only three electorates (along with Brighton and Richmond) to have been contested at every election since 1856.[1] It is a very safe seat for the Labor Party which has held it uninterrupted for over a century. Notable former members include John Lemmon, who held the seat for a Victorian record 51 years until his retirement in 1955, and former Premiers Joan Kirner and Steve Bracks. [1]
Steve Bracks held the seat from a by-election in 1994 until his surprise resignation on 30 July 2007. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, resulting in the election of Labor's Wade Noonan.
Contents
1 Members for Williamstown
2 Election results
3 Historical maps
4 External links
5 References
Members for Williamstown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | John Foster | Unaffiliated | 1856–1857 |
| | George Perry | Unaffiliated | 1857–1859 |
| | George Verdon | Liberal | 1859–1868 |
| | Thomas Mason | Unaffiliated | 1868–1871 |
| | Alfred Clark | Liberal | 1871–1887 |
| | James Mirams | Liberal | 1887–1889 |
| | William Carter | Labour | 1889–1894 |
| | James Styles | Labour | 1894–1900 |
| | Alexander Ramsay | Commonwealth Liberal | 1900–1904 |
| | John Lemmon | Labor | 1904–1955 |
| | Larry Floyd | Labor | 1955–1973 |
| | Gordon Stirling | Labor | 1973–1988 |
| | Joan Kirner | Labor | 1988–1994 |
| | Steve Bracks | Labor | 1994–2007 |
| | Wade Noonan | Labor | 2007–2018 |
| | Melissa Horne | Labor | 2018–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Horne | 21,839 | 50.36 | +5.72 | |
Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 7,832 | 18.06 | −9.98 | |
Greens | Sam Long | 6,960 | 16.05 | −4.67 | |
Independent | Peter Hemphill | 4,407 | 10.16 | +10.16 | |
Animal Justice | Virginia Saint-James | 1,251 | 2.88 | +2.88 | |
Independent | Lisa Bentley | 1,081 | 2.49 | +2.49 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,370 | 95.23 | +0.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,173 | 4.77 | −0.24 | ||
Turnout | 45,543 | 89.44 | −2.65 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Horne | 31,273 | 72.07 | +5.53 | |
Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 12,118 | 27.93 | −5.53 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.53 | |||
Historical maps
Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
External links
- District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
- Map of the Electoral District of Williamstown, 1855
References
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