Electoral district of Mitcham
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The Electoral district of Mitcham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. It is centered around Mitcham
and Blackburn
in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Created prior to the 1967 election it has, with one exception, always been held by the current government. The one exception was a 1997 by-election
which was won by the Australian Labor Party
with a massive 16% swing, signaling a revival in the performance of the ALP prior to the 1999 election where they narrowly retained the seat and even more narrowly won government.
The current member for Mitcham is Dee Ryall
, having defeated the Labor member in 2010.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. It is centered around Mitcham
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...
and Blackburn
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....
in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Created prior to the 1967 election it has, with one exception, always been held by the current government. The one exception was a 1997 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
which was won by the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
with a massive 16% swing, signaling a revival in the performance of the ALP prior to the 1999 election where they narrowly retained the seat and even more narrowly won government.
The current member for Mitcham is Dee Ryall
Dee Ryall
Deanne Sharon "Dee" Ryall is an Australian politician and current member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitcham for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 Victorian election.-Personal life:...
, having defeated the Labor member in 2010.
Members for Mitcham
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Dorothy Goble | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1967–1976 | |
George Cox George Cox (Australian politician) George Cox was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1863 and 1901... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1976–1982 | |
John Harrowfield | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1982–1992 | |
Roger Pescott | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1992–1997 | |
Tony Robinson Tony Robinson (politician) Anthony Gerard Peter Robinson is a former Australian politician who served as the member for Mitcham in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He represented the Australian Labor Party.Robinson was first elected at the 1997 Mitcham by-election... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1997–2010 | |
Dee Ryall Dee Ryall Deanne Sharon "Dee" Ryall is an Australian politician and current member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitcham for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 Victorian election.-Personal life:... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
2010–present | |
Election results
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territoriesParliaments of the Australian states and territoriesThe Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various...
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly