Electoral district of Thomastown
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The Electoral district of Thomastown is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. It is currently based around the suburbs of Fawkner
and Reservoir
and has been in existence since 1985.
The seat is extremely safe for the Australian Labor Party
. At the 2002 election, Labor frontbencher Peter Batchelor
won the seat with over 80% of the two-party-preferred vote, making Thomastown the safest seat in the state.
The seat's first member Beth Gleeson died whilst in office in December 1989. The resulting by-election, held when support for Labor had plummeted as a result of an economic crisis, was nearly won by the Australian Democrats
.
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 currently based around the suburbs of Fawkner
Fawkner, Victoria
Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
and Reservoir
Reservoir, Victoria
Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970....
and has been in existence since 1985.
The seat is extremely safe for 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 2002 election, Labor frontbencher Peter Batchelor
Peter Batchelor
Peter Batchelor was an Australian politician before retiring at the Victorian State Election on 27 November 2010. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1990, representing the electorate of Thomastown. He served most recently as Minister for Energy and...
won the seat with over 80% of the two-party-preferred vote, making Thomastown the safest seat in the state.
The seat's first member Beth Gleeson died whilst in office in December 1989. The resulting by-election, held when support for Labor had plummeted as a result of an economic crisis, was nearly won by the Australian Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...
.
Members for Thomastown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Gleeson | 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... |
1985–1989 | |
| Peter Batchelor Peter Batchelor Peter Batchelor was an Australian politician before retiring at the Victorian State Election on 27 November 2010. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1990, representing the electorate of Thomastown. He served most recently as Minister for Energy and... |
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... |
1990–2010 | |
| Bronwyn Halfpenny Bronwyn Halfpenny Bronwyn Halfpenny is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Thomastown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.... |
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... |
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