Electoral district of Sydenham
| Sydenham Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Sydenham (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2014 |
| MP | Natalie Hutchins |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Sydenham |
| Electors | 50,841 (2018) |
| Area | 96 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Sydenham 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 Keilor, covering outer northwestern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Sydenham, Taylors Hill, Delahey, Taylors Lakes and Hillside.[2]
The abolished district of Keilor was held by Labor MP Natalie Hutchins, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.
Members
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Hutchins | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Natalie Hutchins | 18,978 | 43.5 | −17.8 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Cullia | 12,661 | 29.0 | +0.9 | |
| Family First | Marvet Tawadros | 2,818 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Greens | Maggie Ralph | 2,547 | 5.8 | −0.6 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Hajar Chlihi | 1,977 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Jakueline Radovani | 1,916 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Freedom | Alejandro Ramos | 1,672 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Animal Justice | Karina Leung | 1,095 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,662 | 92.4 | –0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,594 | 7.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 47,256 | 89.0 | +1.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Natalie Hutchins | 25,657 | 58.8 | −8.9 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Cullia | 18,005 | 41.2 | +8.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −8.9 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Sydenham 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.
- ^ Sydenham 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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