Electoral district of Bentleigh
| Bentleigh Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1967 |
| MP | Rob Hudson |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 37,250 (2006) |
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Bentleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an inner-suburban seat based around the suburbs of Bentleigh, McKinnon and most of Moorabbin south east of Melbourne.
Bentleigh has usually been seen as a key marginal seat, lying at the 'point of the pendulum' needed to change government. It was Liberal held from its creation in 1967 until the 1979 election where the Liberals held nearly lost their majority for the first time in nearly three decades. Labor then held the seat until the Kennett landslide of 1992. The seat was the held narrowly held by Inga Peulich until she was tipped out of office by Rob Hudson in the 2002 election.
Members for Bentleigh
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Bob Suggett | Liberal | 1967–1979 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Gordon Hockley | Labor | 1979–1988 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Ann Barker | Labor | 1988–1992 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Inga Peulich | Liberal | 1992–2002 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Rob Hudson | Labor | 2002–2010 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Elizabeth Miller | Liberal | 2010- present |
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
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