Electoral district of Keysborough
| Keysborough Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
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Location of Keysborough (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Martin Pakula |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 42,381 (2014) |
| Area | 47 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Keysborough is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Lyndhurst, covering southeast suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Springvale South, Noble Park, Keysborough, and Dingley Village.[2]
The abolished seat of Lyndhurst was held by Labor MP Martin Pakula as of the 2013 by-election. Pakula won the new seat with a swing to Labor.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Pakula | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keysborough
| Victorian state election, 2014: Keysborough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Martin Pakula | 19,664 | 53.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Adrianne Fleming | 11,803 | 31.8 | −0.9 | |
| Greens | Susan Fyfield | 2,124 | 5.7 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | Hung Vo | 2,000 | 5.4 | +2.0 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Andrew Cunningham | 1,088 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Independent | Michael Carty | 386 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,094 | 93.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,393 | 6.1 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 39,487 | 93.2 | +1.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Martin Pakula | 23,013 | 61.9 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Adrianne Fleming | 14,164 | 38.1 | −2.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
External links
References
- ↑ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Keysborough District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
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