Electoral district of Box Hill
| Box Hill Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Box Hill (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1945 |
| MP | Robert Clark |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Electors | 43,389 (2014) |
| Area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Box Hill is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) in eastern Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Blackburn, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Mont Albert and Mont Albert North, and parts of Canterbury, Forest Hill, Nunawading and Surrey Hills. It lies within the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
Electoral boundary changes
The Electoral district of Doncaster was split off from Box Hill and created in 1976 due to population growth.
A redivision of electorate boundaries in 1991 abolished the Balwyn electorate and incorporated most of it into Box Hill. A large part of the Box Hill electorate (with 17,290 electors) was also transferred to Mitcham. These changes took effect after the 1992 Victorian State election.
For the 2014 election, the boundaries of Box Hill have moved eastwards. Balwyn North has been moved to the electorate of Kew and part of Surrey Hills have been moved to Burwood and Hawthorn. The former electorate of Mitcham has been abolished so Blackburn, Nunawading and part of Forest Hill have been moved into Box Hill. The Liberal margin in Box Hill is estimated to fall from 13.8% to an estimated 9.4%.
Members for Box Hill
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gray | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
| George Reid | Liberal | 1947–1952 | |
| Bob Gray | Labor | 1952–1955 | |
| (Sir) George Reid | Liberal | 1955–1973 | |
| Morris Williams | Liberal | 1973–1976 | |
| Donald Mackinnon | Liberal | 1976–1982 | |
| Margaret Ray | Labor | 1982–1992 | |
| Robert Clark | Liberal | 1992–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Clark | 19,944 | 51.1 | −2.4 | |
| Labor | Stefanie Perri | 11,964 | 30.7 | +1.8 | |
| Greens | Bill Pemberton | 5,649 | 14.5 | +0.3 | |
| Christians | Frank Reale | 978 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Stokie | 470 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,005 | 96.2 | −0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,520 | 3.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 40,525 | 93.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Clark | 21,744 | 55.7 | −3.7 | |
| Labor | Stefanie Perri | 17,298 | 44.3 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |||
External links
References
- ^ "Box Hill District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.