Electoral district of Bayswater

For the former Western Australian state district, see Electoral district of Bayswater (Western Australia).

Bayswater Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1992
MP:	Heidi Victoria
Party:	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors:	37,101 (2010)
Area:	32 km² (12 sq mi)
Demographic:	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Bayswater is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Bayswater, Heathmont and Wantirna as well as parts of other neighbouring suburbs in outer eastern Melbourne.

Upon its creation in 1992 it was notionally held by the Labor Party but it was easily won by Gordon Ashley for the Liberals on the back of the 1992 landslide. Ashley retained the seat in 1996 and 1999 before Peter Lockwood gained it for Labor in 2002. The seat fell back into Liberal hands with Heidi Victoria taking over in 2006.

Members for Bayswater

Member		Party	Term
	Gordon Ashley	Liberal	1992–2002
	Peter Lockwood	Labor	2002–2006
	Heidi Victoria	Liberal	2006–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bayswater

Victorian state election, 2010: Bayswater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Heidi Victoria	17,597	52.85	+11.76
	Labor	Peter Lockwood	10,138	30.45	−5.65
	Greens	James Tennant	2,873	8.63	+0.74
	Sex Party	Sotiria Stratis	1,256	3.77	+3.77
	Family First	Gary Coombes	973	2.92	−1.09
	Democratic Labor	Ronald Prendergast	456	1.37	+1.37
Total formal votes			33,293	95.47	+1.22
Informal votes			1,579	4.53	−1.22
Turnout			34,872	93.99	+0.42
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Heidi Victoria	20,178	60.57	+7.68
	Labor	Peter Lockwood	13,134	39.43	−7.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.68

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

External links

• Electorate profile: Bayswater District, Victorian Electoral Commission