Electoral district of Lyndhurst
For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Lyndhurst (New South Wales).
| Lyndhurst Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2002 |
| Abolished | 2014 |
| Electors | 41,578 (2010) |
| Area | 98 km2 (37.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Lyndhurst was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and was located in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Included within its boundaries were Bangholme and Lyndhurst and parts of other surrounding suburbs, such as Noble Park and Springvale.
The seat was created at the 2002 election, replacing the district of Springvale. At that election it recorded the second biggest swing to Labor in the state, extending Labor's margin in the electorate to around 25%.
On 15 February 2013 the sitting member Tim Holding resigned, the resulting Lyndhurst by-election on 27 April saw Martin Pakula retain the seat for Labor. The seat was abolished prior to the 2014 election and largely replaced by Keysborough.
Members for Lyndhurst
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Holding | Labor | 2002–2013 | |
| Martin Pakula | Labor | 2013–2014 | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Lyndhurst
| Lyndhurst state by-election, 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Martin Pakula | 12,844 | 41.0 | –14.5 | |
| Family First | Stephen Nowland | 4,431 | 14.1 | +9.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Geraldine Gonsalvez | 3,447 | 11.0 | +9.8 | |
| Independent | Hung Vo | 3,058 | 9.8 | +6.2 | |
| Greens | Nina Springle | 2,946 | 9.4 | +3.3 | |
| Sex Party | Martin Leahy | 2,623 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Independent | David Linaker | 1,358 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Bobby Singh | 636 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,343 | 90.5 | –2.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,283 | 9.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 34,626 | 79.7 | −12.8 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Martin Pakula | 17,878 | 57.0 | –6.9 | |
| Family First | Stephen Nowland | 13,465 | 43.0 | +43.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
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