Electoral district of Eltham
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The Electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
Eltham was created prior to the 1992 election and although it had a notional Labor margin of 4.3%, it was easily won by Wayne Phillips for the Liberal Party with a swing of over 14%. Phillips held the seat before being defeated in the ' Brackslide' of 2002.
The current member is Steve Herbert and he holds the seat with a 4.8% margin.
[edit] Members for Eltham
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Phillips | Liberal Party of Australia | 1992-2002 | |
| Steve Herbert | Australian Labor Party | 2002-present | |
[edit] See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
[edit] External links
- Electorate profile: Eltham District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Eltham East District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Eltham East District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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