Electoral district of Footscray

Footscray Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Footscray (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Dates current	1877–1904, 1927–present
MP	Marsha Thomson
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Footscray, Victoria
Electors	46,116 (2014)
Area	39 km^2 (15.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan
Coordinates	37°48′S 144°52′E / 37.800°S 144.867°ECoordinates: 37°48′S 144°52′E / 37.800°S 144.867°E

The Electoral district of Footscray is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies just north of Melbourne and covers the suburbs of Footscray, Maribyrnong and Seddon.

The seat was first created by "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876"^[1] taking effect at the 1877 elections. It was abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In its current incarnation it has been held by the Australian Labor Party for its entire existence, as it lies in Labor's traditional heartland of western and northern Melbourne.

Marsha Thomson retained the seat for Labor at the 2006 election after the retirement of Bruce Mildenhall.

Members for Footscray

First incarnation (1877–1904)
Member		Party	Term
	Mark King	Unaligned	1877–1879
	William Clark	Unaligned	1879–1894
	John Hancock	Labor	1894–1899
	Samuel Mauger	Independent	1900–1901
	Jacob Fotheringham	Liberal	1901–1902
	Alexander McDonald	Liberal	1902–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	George Prendergast	Labor	1927–1937
	Jack Mullens	Labor	1937–1945
	Jack Holland	Labor	1945–1955
	Roy Schintler	Labor	1955–1958
	Ernie Shepherd	Labor	1958
	William Divers	Labor	1958–1970
	Robert Fordham	Labor	1970–1992
	Bruce Mildenhall	Labor	1992–2006
	Marsha Thomson	Labor	2006–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Footscray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marsha Thomson	17,542	45.1	−1.4
	Liberal	Kim Vu	10,386	26.7	+1.9
	Greens	Rod Swift	6,682	17.2	−0.6
	Independent	Catherine Cumming	2,985	7.7	+0.5
	Voice for the West	Ken Betts	1,272	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			38,867	94.1	+0.3
Informal votes			2,422	5.9	−0.3
Turnout			41,289	89.5	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marsha Thomson	25,065	64.5	−1.4
	Liberal	Kim Vu	13,802	35.5	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

External links

• Electorate profile: Footscray District, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

1. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2014.