Electoral district of Hawthorn

Hawthorn Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1889
MP:	Ted Baillieu
Party:	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors:	38,723 (2010)
Area:	18 km² (7 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner metropolitan

The Electoral district of Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1889 and has usually been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors.

The electorate is located to the east of Melbourne and is based around the suburb of Hawthorn, after which it is named. It also includes parts of Camberwell, Burwood and Glen Iris.

Notable former members for Hawthorn include former Premier William Murray McPherson and Hamer government minister Walter Jona.

The current member is Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu.

Members for Hawthorn

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Taylor	Liberal	1889–1894
	Robert Smith	Conservative	1894–1900
	Robert Barbour	Liberal	1900–1901
		Ministerialist	1901–1902
	George Swinburne	Ministerialist	1902–1907
		Independent	1907–1911
		Commonwealth Liberal	1911–1913
	William Murray McPherson	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1916
		Economy	1916–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1930
	John Gray	Nationalist	1930–1931
		United Australia	1931–1939
	Leslie Tyack	United Australia	1939–1940
	Leslie Hollins	Independent	1940–1945
	Fred Edmunds	Liberal	1945–1949
		Independent	1949–1950
	Leslie Tyack	Liberal	1950–1952
	Charles Murphy	Labor	1952–1955
		Labor (Anti-Communist)	1955–1955
	James Manson	Liberal	1955–1958
	Peter Garrisson	Liberal	1958–1964
	Walter Jona	Liberal	1964–1985
	Phil Gude	Liberal	1985–1999
	Ted Baillieu	Liberal	1999–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 2010: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Baillieu	21,036	60.89	+4.83
	Labor	John McNally	7,218	20.89	-4.81
	Greens	Jenny Henty	5,883	17.03	+0.78
	Family First	Peter Grounds	409	1.18	-0.80
Total formal votes			34,546	97.06	-0.36
Informal votes			1,046	2.94	+0.36
Turnout			35,593	91.85	+1.02
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Baillieu	23,060	66.74	+4.48
	Labor	John McNally	11,493	33.26	-4.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.48

See also

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

External links

• Electorate profile: Hawthorn District, Victorian Electoral Commission