Electoral district of Essendon
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The Electoral district of Essendon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies just north of Melbourne and covers the suburbs of Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Ascot Vale.
While the seat lies in the Labor heartland of western and northern Melbourne and is usually safe for the ALP, it has occasionally been won by the Liberal Party. It was held by the Liberals during the Bolte and Hamer governments usually due to preferences from the Democratic Labor Party and they also won it at the Kennett landside of 1992.
Judy Maddigan regained the seat for Labor at the 1996 election and has retained the seat ever since, currently holding it with a margin of 15.92%.
[edit] Members for Essendon
- Judy Maddigan Australian Labor Party 1996 -
- Ian Davis Liberal Party of Australia 1992 - 1996
- Barry Rowe Australian Labor Party 1979 - 1992
- Kenneth Wheeler Liberal Party of Australia 1958 - 1979
- George Fewster Australian Labor Party 1950 - 1955
- Allen Bateman Liberal Party of Australia 1947 - 1950
- Arthur Drakeford Australian Labor Party 1945 - 1947
- Samuel Merrifield Australian Labor Party 1943 - 1945
- James Dillon United Australia Party 1932 - 1943
- Samuel Arthur Drakeford Australian Labor Party 1927 - 1932
- Francis Keane Australian Labor Party 1924 - 1927
- Thomas Ryan Nationalist 1917 - 1924
- Maurice Blackburn Australian Labor Party 1914 - 1917
- William Watt Independent 1904 - 1914
- Edward Warde Australian Labor Party (Essendon and Flemington) 1900 - 1904
- Alfred Deakin Independent (Essendon and Flemington) 1889 - 1900
[edit] See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
[edit] External links
- Electorate profile: Essendon District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Essendon District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Essendon District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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