Electoral district of Kew

Kew Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1927
MP:	Andrew McIntosh
Party:	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors:	36,904 (2010)
Area:	24 km² (9 sq mi)
Demographic:	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies a few kilometres east of Melbourne and is centred around the suburb of Kew and also contains parts of Balwyn and Canterbury.

The seat was created in 1927 and has been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors. It has been the seat for prominent Liberals such as former Deputy Premiers Wilfrid Kent Hughes and Arthur Rylah while the most notable former member is Rupert Hamer who was Premier of Victoria from 1972 until 1981.

The current member is Andrew McIntosh.

Members for Kew

Member		Party	Term
	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Nationalist	1927–1931
		United Australia	1931–1945
		Liberal	1945–1949
	Arthur Rylah	Liberal	1949–1971
	Rupert Hamer	Liberal	1971–1981
	Prue Sibree	Liberal	1981–1988
	Jan Wade	Liberal	1988–1999
	Andrew McIntosh	Liberal	1999–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kew

Victorian state election, 2010: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	19,878	60.09	+6.35
	Labor	Kate Jackson	7,750	23.43	-3.96
	Greens	Emma Henley	4,879	14.75	-1.34
	Family First	Timothy Hunter	576	1.74	-0.21
Total formal votes			33,083	96.65	-0.64
Informal votes			1,145	3.35	+0.64
Turnout			34,228	92.75	+1.12
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	21,560	65.19	+5.63
	Labor	Kate Jackson	11,512	34.81	-5.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.63

See also

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

External links

• Electorate profile: Kew District, Victorian Electoral Commission