Electoral district of Albert Park
| Albert Park Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Albert Park (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| MP | Martin Foley |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 43,134 (2014) |
| Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 144°57′E / 37.833°S 144.950°ECoordinates: 37°50′S 144°57′E / 37.833°S 144.950°E |
Albert Park is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia. It covers an area of 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) in inner suburban Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf, and parts of St Kilda. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
It was first proclaimed in 1889.
Albert Park has been held continuously by the Labor Party since the 1950 election.
John Thwaites was the member from 1992 until his resignation on 30 July 2007, along with Steve Bracks, the member for Williamstown. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in the election of Labor's Martin Foley.
Members for Albert Park
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nimmo | Liberal | 1889–1892 | |
| John White | Conservative | 1892–1902 | |
| George Elmslie | Labour | 1902–1918 | |
| Joseph Hannan | Labor | 1918–1919 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1919–1927 | |
| Robert Cuthbertson | Nationalist | 1927–1929 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1929–1932 | |
| Harry Drew | United Australia | 1932–1937 | |
| Independent | |||
| William Haworth | United Australia | 1937–1944 | |
| Liberal | 1944–1945 | ||
| Frank Crean | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
| Roy Schilling | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
| Keith Sutton | Labor | 1950–1970 | |
| Val Doube | Labor | 1970–1979 | |
| Bunna Walsh | Labor | 1979–1992 | |
| John Thwaites | Labor | 1992–2007 | |
| Martin Foley | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Shannon Eeles | 15,177 | 41.5 | +1.7 | |
| Labor | Martin Foley | 11,826 | 32.3 | +1.3 | |
| Greens | David Collis | 6,134 | 16.8 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Tex Perkins | 1,614 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Sex Party | James Hurley | 1,263 | 3.5 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Steven Armstrong | 289 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Family First | Deborah Geyer | 273 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,576 | 95.9 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,575 | 4.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,151 | 88.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Martin Foley | 19,370 | 53.0 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | Shannon Eeles | 17,206 | 47.0 | −2.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
External links
References
- ↑ "Albert Park district profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.