Templestowe Province

Templestowe Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the Liberal Party of Australia, but was held by the Australian Labor Party on two occasions: from 1982 to 1988 and again from 2002 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 north-east of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 123km2 and included the suburbs of Bulleen, Doncaster, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency, Rosanna and Templestowe.

Members for Templestowe Province

Member Party affiliation Term began Term ended
Vasey Houghton Liberal Party of Australia 1967 1985
Sir Raymond Garrett Liberal Party of Australia 1970 1976
Ralph Howard Liberal Party of Australia 1976 1982
Mike Arnold Australian Labor Party 1982 1988
John Miles Liberal Party of Australia 1985 1992
Bruce Skeggs Liberal Party of Australia 1988 1996
Bill Forwood Liberal Party of Australia 1992 2006
Carlo Furletti Liberal Party of Australia 1996 2002
Lidia Argondizzo Australian Labor Party 2002 2006

References

Former electoral provinces of the Victorian Legislative Council

Ballarat Province · Boronia Province · Central Highlands Province · Chelsea Province · Doutta Galla Province · East Yarra Province · Eumemmerring Province · Geelong Province · Gippsland Province · Higinbotham Province · Jika Jika Province · Koonung Province · Loddon Province · Melbourne Province · Melbourne North Province · Melbourne West Province · Monash Province · North Eastern Province · North Western Province · Nunawading Province · Silvan Province · South Eastern Province · South Yarra Province · Templestowe Province · Waverley Province · Western Province · Western Port Province