Electoral district of Kororoit

Kororoit
Victoria—Legislative Assembly

Location of Kororoit (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Created 2002
MP Marlene Kairouz
Party Australian Labor Party
Electors 46,173 (2014)
Area 205 km2 (79.2 sq mi)
Demographic Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Kororoit is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly[1] covering Albanvale, Caroline Springs as well as some parts of Deer Park and St Albans in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

The seat was created prior to the 2002 election and with the same redistribution turning Labor Party powerbroker and cabinet minister Andre Haermeyer's seat of Yan Yean into a marginal Liberal seat, Haermeyer decided to contest Kororoit. He won the seat with a margin of 27.1% making it the fourth-safest Labor seat in the state.

The seat is currently held by Marlene Kairouz, who was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Andre Haermeyer.

Members for Kororoit

MemberPartyTerm
  Andre Haermeyer Labor 2002–2008
  Marlene Kairouz Labor 2008–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Kororoit
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marlene Kairouz 23,913 60.3 +6.7
Liberal Goran Kesic 8,690 21.9 −2.9
Greens Philip Hill 2,921 7.4 −3.7
Independent Margaret Giudice 2,918 7.4 +7.4
Voice for the West Shashi Turner 1,215 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 39,657 93.3 +1.0
Informal votes 2,843 6.7 −1.0
Turnout 42,500 92.0 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marlene Kairouz 27,791 70.0 +2.5
Liberal Goran Kesic 11,922 30.0 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

References

  1. ↑ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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