Electoral district of Preston

Preston Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Preston (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1945
MP	Robin Scott
Party	Australian Labor Party
Electors	42,297 (2014)
Area	25 km^2 (9.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently centres on the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat.

The most prominent former member was Victoria Cross recipient William Ruthven. At the 2006 election Robin Scott was elected to succeed the retiring Michael Leighton who had been the member since the 1988 election.

Members for Preston

Member		Party	Term
	William Ruthven	Labor	1945–1955
	Charlie Ring	Labor	1955–1970
	Carl Kirkwood	Labor	1970–1988
	Michael Leighton	Labor	1988–2006
	Robin Scott	Labor	2006–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Preston[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robin Scott	17,607	48.4	−5.5
	Liberal	John Forster	7,694	21.2	−5.1
	Greens	Rose Ljubicic	5,869	16.1	−3.0
	Independent	Gaetano Greco	4,103	11.3	+11.3
	Family First	Rachel Ward	1,091	3.0	+2.7
Total formal votes			36,364	94.7	+1.2
Informal votes			2,043	5.3	−1.2
Turnout			38,407	90.8	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robin Scott	27,199	74.7	+4.5
	Liberal	John Forster	9,235	25.3	−4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

References

1. State Election 2014: Preston District, VEC.

External links

• Electorate profile: Preston District, Victorian Electoral Commission