Electoral district of Seymour
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The Electoral district of Seymour is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. It covers rural territory just north of Melbourne, including the towns of Alexandra
, Healesville
, Kinglake
, Marysville
, Seymour
and Yea
.
It was created at the redistribution prior to the 1992 election where it was comfortably won by the Liberal's
Marie Tehan
who represented the comparable Legislative Council
seat of Central Highlands Province
from 1987 to 1992.
The seat recorded a 6.8% swing
to the Australian Labor Party
at the 1996 election before being narrowly and surprisingly won by Labor's Ben Hardman
due to the anti-Kennett rural backlash at 1999 election. Hardman extended his majority to 9.5% at the 2002 election and was re-elected at the 2006 election
, but he was defeated by Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish
at the 2010 election
.
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 covers rural territory just north of Melbourne, including the towns of Alexandra
Alexandra, Victoria
Alexandra is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located at the junction of the Goulburn Valley Highway and Maroondah Highway , 26 kilometres west of Eildon, in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area...
, Healesville
Healesville, Victoria
Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
, Kinglake
Kinglake, Victoria
Kinglake is a town in Victoria, Australia situated in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. At the 2006 Census, Kinglake had a population of 1482...
, Marysville
Marysville, Victoria
Marysville is a small town, 34 kilometres north-east of Healesville, in the Shire of Murrindindi in Victoria, Australia. The town, which previously had a population of around 500 people, was devastated by the Murrindindi Mill bushfire on 7 February 2009. On 19 February 2009 the official death toll...
, Seymour
Seymour, Victoria
Seymour is a township in the Shire of Mitchell in the state of Victoria, Australia and is located north of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Seymour had a population of 6,063...
and Yea
Yea, Victoria
Yea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. Located north-east of Melbourne via the Melba Highway, Yea sits at the junction with the Goulburn Valley Highway, and above sea-level. At the 2006 Census, Yea had a population of 1,052.- History :The...
.
It was created at the redistribution prior to the 1992 election where it was comfortably won by the Liberal's
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...
Marie Tehan
Marie Tehan
Marie Therese O'Brien Tehan was an Australian parliamentarian and lawyer....
who represented the comparable Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
seat of Central Highlands Province
Central Highlands Province
Central Highlands Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a safe seat for the Liberal Party of Australia for most of its history, but was a surprise gain for...
from 1987 to 1992.
The seat recorded a 6.8% swing
Swing (Australian politics)
The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from the one employed in the UK. For the Australian House of Representatives and the lower houses of the parliaments of all the Australian states and territories except Tasmania and the ACT), Australia employs preferential voting in...
to 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...
at the 1996 election before being narrowly and surprisingly won by Labor's Ben Hardman
Ben Hardman
Benedict Paul Hardman is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2010, representing the electorate of Seymour....
due to the anti-Kennett rural backlash at 1999 election. Hardman extended his majority to 9.5% at the 2002 election and was re-elected at the 2006 election
Victorian state election, 2006
An election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system...
, but he was defeated by Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish
Cindy McLeish
Cindy McLeish is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Seymour in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.McLeish was born and raised in Yea, in the north of the electorate, growing up on the family farm...
at the 2010 election
Victorian state election, 2010
The 2010 Victorian state election was held on 27 November. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu....
.
Members for Seymour
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Tehan Marie Tehan Marie Therese O'Brien Tehan was an Australian parliamentarian and lawyer.... |
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... |
1992–1999 | |
| Ben Hardman Ben Hardman Benedict Paul Hardman is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2010, representing the electorate of Seymour.... |
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... |
1999–2010 | |
| Cindy McLeish Cindy McLeish Cindy McLeish is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Seymour in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.McLeish was born and raised in Yea, in the north of the electorate, growing up on the family farm... |
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