Electoral district of Kew
| Kew Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Kew (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | Jess Wilson |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Suburb of Kew |
| Electors | 44,262 (2018) |
| Area | 31 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Located in eastern Melbourne, a few kilometres from the city centre, it is centred on the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. It also contains Balwyn, Balwyn North, Deepdene, and parts of Canterbury, Mont Albert, and Surrey Hills.
The seat was created in 1927 and has generally been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors. The most notable former member is Dick Hamer, who was Premier of Victoria from 1972 until 1981. From 1927 to 1981, it was held by only three members, all of whom eventually became Deputy Premiers—Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Arthur Rylah and Hamer.
The current member for Kew is Jess Wilson.
The seat is located almost entirely within the federal seat of Kooyong.
Members for Kew
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfrid Kent Hughes | Nationalist | 1927–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1945 | ||
| Liberal / LCP | 1945–1949 | ||
| Arthur Rylah | LCP / Liberal | 1949–1971 | |
| Dick Hamer | Liberal | 1971–1981 | |
| Prue Sibree | Liberal | 1981–1988 | |
| Jan Wade | Liberal | 1988–1999 | |
| Andrew McIntosh | Liberal | 1999–2014 | |
| Tim Smith | Liberal | 2014–2022 | |
| Jess Wilson | Liberal | 2022–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jess Wilson | 19,321 | 44.3 | −5.0 | |
| Labor | Lucy Skelton | 9,896 | 22.7 | −8.8 | |
| Independent | Sophie Torney | 9,200 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
| Greens | Jackie Carter | 3,612 | 8.3 | −6.9 | |
| Family First | Ann Seeley | 751 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Animal Justice | Ruby Schofield | 507 | 1.2 | −0.9 | |
| Independent | Finlay Davis | 158 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Kym Sullivan | 147 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,592 | 97.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,367 | 3.0 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,959 | 90.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jess Wilson | 23,529 | 54.0 | −0.7 | |
| Labor | Lucy Skelton | 20,063 | 46.0 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | –0.7 | |||
References
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Kew District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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