Electoral district of Burwood
For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales).
Burwood Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location of Burwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1955–1967, 1976–present |
MP | Graham Watt |
Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Electors | 41,878 (2014) |
Area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Burwood is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It is located approximately 13 kilometres east of Melbourne, and covers an area of 25 km². It includes the suburbs of Ashburton, Ashwood, Box Hill South, Burwood, and parts of Camberwell, Chadstone, Glen Iris, and Surrey Hills. The current Member for Burwood is Graham Watt of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Members for Burwood
First incarnation (1955–1967) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Jim MacDonald | Liberal and Country | 1955–1965 | |
Liberal | 1965–1967 | ||
Second incarnation (1976–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Jeff Kennett | Liberal | 1976–1999 | |
Bob Stensholt | Labor | 1999–2010 | |
Graham Watt | Liberal | 2010–present |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burwood
Victorian state election, 2014: Burwood | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Graham Watt | 18,902 | 50.1 | −0.1 | |
Labor | Gavin Ryan | 12,995 | 34.4 | +1.5 | |
Greens | Beck Stuart | 4,904 | 13.0 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Peter Campbell | 960 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 37,761 | 96.5 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,357 | 3.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,118 | 93.4 | +0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Graham Watt | 20,079 | 53.2 | −3.1 | |
Labor | Gavin Ryan | 17,688 | 46.8 | +3.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
References
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