Electoral district of Croydon (Victoria)

Croydon
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Croydon (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Created 2014
MP David Hodgett
Party Liberal
Electors 40,730 (2014)
Area 33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Demographic Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Croydon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]

It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Kilsyth, covering outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Croydon, Mooroolbark, Ringwood North, Kilsyth and Bayswater North.[2]

The abolished seat of Kilsyth was held by Liberal MP David Hodgett, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  David Hodgett Liberal 2014–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Hodgett 19,797 53.7 −1.8
Labor Lesley Fielding 11,352 30.8 +1.9
Greens Jill Wild 3,273 8.9 +0.1
Christians Mike Brown 1,033 2.8 +2.8
Country Alliance Sarah Barclay 869 2.4 +2.4
Independent Joel Martin 539 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 36,863 95.6 −0.2
Informal votes 1,699 4.4 +0.2
Turnout 38,562 94.7 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Hodgett 22,005 59.3 −2.9
Labor Lesley Fielding 15,108 40.7 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing −2.9

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Map of Croydon District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.

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