Electoral district of Malvern
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| Malvern Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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|---|---|
| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1933 |
| MP: | Michael O'Brien |
| Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Electors: | 37,798 (2010) |
| Area: | 19 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the Malvern area. The current member is Michael O'Brien of the Liberal Party, who replaced former Liberal leader Robert Doyle at the 2006 Victorian election. The seat is considered "safe" for the Liberal Party of Australia.
[edit] Members for Malvern
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Oldham | United Australia | 1933–1945 | |
| Liberal | 1945 | ||
| Sir John Bloomfield | Liberal | 1945–1970 | |
| Lindsay Thompson | Liberal | 1970–1982 | |
| Geoff Leigh | Liberal | 1982–1992 | |
| Robert Doyle | Liberal | 1992–2006 | |
| Michael O'Brien | Liberal | 2006–present | |
[edit] Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Malvern
| Victorian state election, 2010: Malvern | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Michael O'Brien | 22,160 | 65.29 | +8.41 | |
| Labor | Nick Voulanas | 6,584 | 19.40 | -7.75 | |
| Greens | Samuel Hibbins | 4,807 | 14.16 | +1.60 | |
| Family First | Miranda de la Masse-Homsy | 390 | 1.15 | -0.39 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,941 | 96.84 | -0.19 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,109 | 3.16 | +0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 35,050 | 92.73 | +6.01 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Michael O'Brien | 23,881 | 70.44 | +9.12 | |
| Labor | Nick Voulanas | 10,023 | 29.56 | -9.12 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.12 | |||
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