Electoral district of Evelyn
| Evelyn Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Evelyn (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| MP | Christine Fyffe |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Electors | 40,174 (2014) |
| Area | 252 km2 (97.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 37°45′S 145°22′E / 37.750°S 145.367°E |
The Electoral district of Evelyn is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering the urban fringe north east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1859.[1]
The seat has shrunk considerably in size as the eastern suburbs of Melbourne grew. It now includes the suburbs and towns of Coldstream, Gruyere, Lilydale, and Wonga Park.
The seat is usually safe for the Liberal Party but it was won by the Labor Party during their three landslide victories of 1952, 1982 and 2002.
At the 2006 election Christine Fyffe regained the seat for the Liberals, defeating Heather McTaggart. Fyffe was re-elected to the district during at the 2010 and 2014 Victorian state elections.[2]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles King | Unaligned | 1859–1859 | |
| William Bell | Unaligned | 1859–1860 | |
| William Jones | Unaligned | 1860–1863 | |
| John Thomson | Unaligned | 1863–1865 | |
| William Watkins | Unaligned | 1866–1874 | |
| Ewen Hugh Cameron | Conservative | 1874–1909 | |
| Comm Liberal | 1909–1914 | ||
| James Rouget | Comm Liberal | 1914–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1917 | ||
| William Everard | Economy | 1917–1918 | |
| Nationalist | 1918–1924 | ||
| Independent | 1924–1924 | ||
| United Australia | 1924–1945 | ||
| Liberal / LCP | 1945–1950 | ||
| Roland Leckie | LCP | 1950–1952 | |
| Phillip Connell | Labor | 1952–1958 | |
| Russell Stokes | LCP / Liberal | 1958–1973 | |
| Jim Plowman | Liberal | 1973–1982 | |
| Max McDonald | Labor | 1982–1985 | |
| Jim Plowman | Liberal | 1985–1999 | |
| Christine Fyffe | Liberal | 1999–2002 | |
| Heather McTaggart | Labor | 2002–2006 | |
| Christine Fyffe | Liberal | 2006–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Christine Fyffe | 19,258 | 53.5 | −2.2 | |
| Labor | Peter Harris | 11,588 | 32.2 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | Sandra Betts | 2,393 | 6.7 | −0.9 | |
| Christians | Damien de Pyle | 1,115 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Country Alliance | Glenn Williams | 905 | 2.5 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Anthony McAleer | 447 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Lawrence Mobsby | 271 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 35,977 | 94.3 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,182 | 5.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38,159 | 95.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Christine Fyffe | 21,476 | 59.6 | −3.0 | |
| Labor | Peter Harris | 14,562 | 40.4 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
Historical maps
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Location of Evelyn in 1859
External links
References
- ^ "Victorian Electoral Commission, Electoral Boundaries, Evelyn District profile". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Victorian Parliament, Ministers and Members, Christine Fyffe". Parliament of Victoria. January 13, 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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