Chelsea Province

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Chelsea 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 marginal seat throughout its existence, and was won by the party that won government at each election from 1982 to 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

It was located in the south-east of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 266km² and included the suburbs of Carrum, Carrum Downs, Chelsea, Cranbourne, Frankston, Hampton Park, Keysborough, Seaford and Springvale.

[edit] Members for Chelsea Province

Member	Party affiliation	Term began	Term ended
Neil Stacey	Liberal Party of Australia	1976	1982
Eric Kent	Australian Labor Party	1979	1985
Mal Sandon	Australian Labor Party	1982	1988
Maureen Lyster	Australian Labor Party	1985	1992
Burwyn Davidson	Australian Labor Party	1988	1996
Sue Wilding	Liberal Party of Australia	1992	1999
Cameron Boardman	Liberal Party of Australia	1996	2002
Bob Smith	Australian Labor Party	1999	2006
Matt Viney	Australian Labor Party	1992	2006

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