Silvan Province

Silvan Victoria—Legislative Council
State	Victoria
Created	1992
Abolished	2006
Area	355 km² (137.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

Silvan Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1992 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was considered a safe seat for the Liberal Party of Australia for much of its history, but was a surprise gain for the Australian Labor Party in the party's landslide victory at the 2002 state election. The electorate saw some controversy in its final term when both its members, Labor MLC Carolyn Hirsh and Liberal MLC Andrew Olexander were expelled from their respective parties for drink-driving offences. The electorate 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 outer east of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 355 km² and included the suburbs of Bayswater, Belgrave, Boronia, Croydon, Monbulk, Ringwood, Upwey, Wantirna and Warrandyte.

Members for Silvan Province

	Party	Term
Rosemary Varty	Liberal	1992–1999	Member 2		Party	Term
Andrew Olexander	Liberal / Indep.	1999–2006		Wendy Smith	Liberal	1996–2002
Andrew Olexander	Liberal / Indep.	1999–2006	Carolyn Hirsh	Labor / Indep.	2002–2006

Former electoral provinces of the Victorian Legislative Council (1856 – 2006)

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