Electoral district of Mitcham

This article is about the Victorian state electorate. For the former South Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Mitcham (South Australia).

Mitcham Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1967
MP:	Dee Ryall
Party:	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors:	37,054 (2010)
Area:	24 km² (9 sq mi)
Demographic:	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Mitcham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is centered around Mitcham and Blackburn in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Created prior to the 1967 election it has, with one exception, always been held by the current government. The one exception was a 1997 by-election which was won by the Australian Labor Party with a massive 16% swing, signaling a revival in the performance of the ALP prior to the 1999 election where they narrowly retained the seat and even more narrowly won government.

The current member for Mitcham is Dee Ryall, having defeated the Labor member in 2010.

Members for Mitcham

Member		Party	Term
	Dorothy Goble	Liberal	1967–1976
	George Cox	Liberal	1976–1982
	John Harrowfield	Labor	1982–1992
	Roger Pescott	Liberal	1992–1997
	Tony Robinson	Labor	1997–2010
	Dee Ryall	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mitcham

Victorian state election, 2010: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	15,717	46.55	+7.09
	Labor	Tony Robinson	11,669	34.56	-5.56
	Greens	Sheridan Lewis	4,024	11.92	+0.33
	Sex Party	Paul Elliott	963	2.85	+2.85
	Family First	Daniel Ha	758	2.25	-2.28
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Shea	632	1.87	+1.87
Total formal votes			33,763	96.55	+0.06
Informal votes			1,208	3.45	-0.06
Turnout			34,971	94.38	-0.10
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	17,852	52.90	+4.77
	Labor	Tony Robinson	15,895	47.10	-4.77
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.77

See also

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

External links

• Electorate profile: Mitcham District, Victorian Electoral Commission