Electoral district of Burwood

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales).

Burwood Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Burwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Dates current	1955–1967, 1976–present
MP	Graham Watt
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors	41,878 (2014)
Area	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The electoral district of Burwood is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It is located approximately 13 kilometres east of Melbourne, and covers an area of 25 km². It includes the suburbs of Ashburton, Ashwood, Box Hill South, Burwood, and parts of Camberwell, Chadstone, Glen Iris, and Surrey Hills. The current Member for Burwood is Graham Watt of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Members for Burwood

First incarnation (1955–1967)
Member		Party	Term
	Jim MacDonald	Liberal and Country	1955–1965
		Liberal	1965–1967
Second incarnation (1976–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Jeff Kennett	Liberal	1976–1999
	Bob Stensholt	Labor	1999–2010
	Graham Watt	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burwood

Victorian state election, 2014: Burwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Watt	18,902	50.1	−0.1
	Labor	Gavin Ryan	12,995	34.4	+1.5
	Greens	Beck Stuart	4,904	13.0	+1.1
	Independent	Peter Campbell	960	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			37,761	96.5	−0.2
Informal votes			1,357	3.5	+0.2
Turnout			39,118	93.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Watt	20,079	53.2	−3.1
	Labor	Gavin Ryan	17,688	46.8	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

References

• Electorate profile: Burwood, Victorian Electoral Commission