Electoral district of Thomastown
The electoral district of Thomastown is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It currently includes the suburbs of Lalor and Thomastown, and parts of Fawkner, Reservoir and Wollert, and has been in existence since 1985.
| Thomastown Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Thomastown (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1985 |
| MP | Bronwyn Halfpenny |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 44,619 (2018) |
| Area | 103 km2 (39.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The seat is extremely safe for the Labor Party. At the 2002 election, Labor frontbencher Peter Batchelor won the seat with over 80% of the two-party-preferred vote, making Thomastown the safest seat in the state.
The seat's first member, Beth Gleeson, died whilst in office in December 1989. The resulting February 1990 by-election, held when support for Labor had plummeted as a result of an economic crisis, was nearly won by the Australian Democrats.
Members for Thomastown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Gleeson | Labor | 1985–1989 | |
| Peter Batchelor | Labor | 1990–2010 | |
| Bronwyn Halfpenny | Labor | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | 21,397 | 61.69 | −5.01 | |
| Liberal | Gurdawar Singh | 5,420 | 15.63 | −1.35 | |
| Independent | Nikola Stavreski | 1,867 | 5.38 | +5.38 | |
| Independent | Alahna Desiato | 1,552 | 4.47 | +4.47 | |
| Greens | Cynthia Smith | 1,474 | 4.25 | −0.95 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Kath Larkin | 967 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
| Animal Justice | Tess Nagorka-Tsindos | 861 | 2.48 | +2.48 | |
| Independent | Ibrahim Saba | 593 | 1.71 | +1.71 | |
| Reason | David Thirkettle-Watts | 554 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,685 | 87.74 | −5.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,847 | 12.26 | +5.23 | ||
| Turnout | 39,532 | 88.60 | −3.67 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | 26,639 | 77.19 | −1.25 | |
| Liberal | Gurdawar Singh | 7,873 | 22.81 | +1.25 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.25 | |||
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
References
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- State Election 2018: Thomastown District, VEC.
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