| Preston Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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|---|---|
| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Robin Scott |
| Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors: | 38,662 (2010) |
| Area: | 22 km² (8 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is currently based around the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat.
The most prominent former member was Victoria Cross recipient William Ruthven. At the 2006 election Robin Scott was elected to succeed the retiring Michael Leighton who had been the member since the 1988 election.
Contents |
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ruthven | Labor | 1945–1955 | |
| Charlie Ring | Labor | 1955–1970 | |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor | 1970–1988 | |
| Michael Leighton | Labor | 1988–2006 | |
| Robin Scott | Labor | 2006–present | |
| Victorian state election, 2010: Preston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Robin Scott | 17,400 | 52.65 | -8.93 | |
| Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 8,593 | 26.00 | +5.67 | |
| Greens | Trent McCarthy | 7,058 | 21.35 | +7.67 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,051 | 93.71 | +0.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,219 | 6.29 | -0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 35,270 | 91.23 | +0.08 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 23,250 | 70.38 | -4.92 | |
| Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 9,783 | 29.62 | +4.92 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.92 | |||