Electoral district of Brighton
| Brighton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Brighton (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | James Newbury |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Suburb of Brighton |
| Electors | 45,224 (2018) |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Brighton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) in south-eastern Melbourne, including the suburbs of Brighton and Elwood, and parts of Brighton East and Hampton. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
It is one of only three electorates (along with Richmond and Williamstown) to have existed continuously since 1856. Brighton was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act, 1855, as: "Commencing on the Sea Coast at the South-west Angle of Section 25, Parish of Moorabbin, thence by a Line East to the South-east Angle of Section 55 ; on the East by a Line bearing North, being the Parish Boundary from the said Point to the North-east Angle of Section 63 ; on the North by the Road bearing West to the Sea Coast, and on the West by the Sea Coast to the commencing Point."[2]
Members for Brighton
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Binns Were | Unaligned | 1856–1857 | |
| Charles Ebden | Unaligned | 1857–1861 | |
| George Higinbotham | Unaligned | 1861-1861 | |
| William Brodribb | Unaligned | 1861–1862 | |
| George Higinbotham | Unaligned | 1862–1871 | |
| Sir Thomas Bent | Unaligned | 1871–1894 | |
| William Moule | Unaligned | 1894–1900 | |
| Sir Thomas Bent | Unaligned | 1900–1909 | |
| Oswald Snowball | Liberal | 1909–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1924 | ||
| Australian Liberal | 1924–1927 | ||
| Independent Nationalist | 1927–1928 | ||
| Ian Macfarlan | Nationalist | 1928–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1937 | ||
| Independent | 1937–1943 | ||
| United Australia | 1943–1945 | ||
| Liberal | 1945 | ||
| Ray Tovell | Liberal | 1945–1955 | |
| Electoral Reform League | |||
| Sir John Rossiter | Liberal | 1955–1976 | |
| Jeannette Patrick | Liberal | 1976–1985 | |
| Alan Stockdale | Liberal | 1985–1999 | |
| Louise Asher | Liberal | 1999–2018 | |
| James Newbury | Liberal | 2018–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Newbury | 18,791 | 45.6 | +0.8 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 10,164 | 24.7 | −7.4 | |
| Greens | Sarah Dekiere | 5,680 | 13.8 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Felicity Frederico | 3,749 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | Sally Gibson | 941 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 851 | 2.1 | −2.8 | |
| Family First | Nick Sciola | 558 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Ind. (Protector) | John Tiger Casley | 251 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Allan L. Timms | 211 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,196 | 95.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,786 | 4.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,982 | 89.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Newbury | 22,710 | 55.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | Louise Crawford | 18,486 | 44.9 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
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Historical maps
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District of Brighton 1856 -
Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Brighton District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Green, Antony (23 December 2022). "VIC22 – Brighton – Analysis of Preferences". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Brighton District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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