Electoral district of Rowville
| Rowville Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Rowville (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Kim Wells |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Rowville |
| Electors | 39,893 (2018) |
| Area | 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Rowville 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 Scoresby, covering eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Rowville, Lysterfield, Ferntree Gully, Scoresby and Knoxfield.[2]
The abolished seat of Scoresby was held by Liberal MP Kim Wells, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Wells | Liberal | 2014–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kim Wells | 17,600 | 40.6 | −10.3 | |
| Labor | Mannie Kaur Verma | 14,283 | 32.9 | −2.8 | |
| Independent | Nicole Seymour | 5,231 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Greens | Angelica Di Camillo | 3,055 | 7.0 | −2.4 | |
| Family First | Stephen Burgess | 1,433 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Freedom | Peterine Elizabeth Smulders | 908 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Animal Justice | Diane Glenane | 859 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,369 | 95.4 | +1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,070 | 4.6 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 45,439 | 91.4 | −1.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Kim Wells | 23,274 | 53.7 | −1.8 | |
| Labor | Mannie Kaur Verma | 20,095 | 46.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Rowville District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rowville District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links
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