Electoral district of Keysborough

The electoral district of Keysborough was 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]

Keysborough
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location of Keysborough (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Created2014
Abolished2022
MPMartin Pakula
PartyLabor
Electors45,327 (2018)
Area47 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

It largely covered the area of the former district of Lyndhurst, covering southeast suburbs of Melbourne. It included the suburbs of Springvale South, Noble Park, Keysborough, and Dingley Village.[2]

The seat of Keysborough was only ever held by Labor MP Martin Pakula during its existence.

The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and predominantly split into the electoral districts of Clarinda, Dandenong and Mordialloc.[3]

Members

edit
Member Party Term
  Martin Pakula Labor 2014–2022

Election results

edit
2018 Victorian state election: Keysborough[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Pakula 20,800 54.61 +1.56
Liberal Darrel Taylor 10,919 28.67 −3.17
Independent Hung Vo 2,401 6.30 +0.91
Greens Ken McAlpine 1,882 4.94 −0.79
Animal Justice Helen Jeges 1,407 3.69 +3.69
Transport Matters Usman Mohammed Afzal 680 1.79 +1.79
Total formal votes 38,089 93.26 −0.68
Informal votes 2,752 6.74 +0.68
Turnout 40,841 90.10 −3.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Pakula 24,725 64.85 +2.95
Liberal Darrel Taylor 13,399 35.15 −2.95
Labor hold Swing +2.95

References

edit
  1. ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Keysborough District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  3. ^ Green, Antony (31 October 2021). "New Victorian State Electoral Boundaries Finalised – Antony Green's Election Blog". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ State Election 2018: Keysborough District, VEC.
edit

37°59′S 145°09′E / 37.99°S 145.15°E / -37.99; 145.15