The electoral district of Ringwood is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located in the east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1958 and was abolished in 1992.[1] Some of Ringwood was included in the new electoral district of Bayswater that year. Kay Setches, who was at the time the last member for Ringwood, contested and lost Bayswater at the 1992 election.
| Ringwood Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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_2022.svg) Location of Ringwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1958–1992 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Will Fowles | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Suburb of Ringwood | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 41,299 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 35 km2 (13.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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The electorate was created again in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries that took effect at the 2014 state election.[2] The new district largely replaces the abolished district of Mitcham, covering suburbs along the eastern parts of the Maroondah Highway.[3] The abolished district of Mitcham was held by Liberal MP Dee Ryall, who lost the seat in a big swing against her in 2018.
As of the 2022 Victorian state election, the seat contains the suburbs of Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood East, most of Ringwood, parts of Blackburn, Blackburn North, Donvale, Forest Hill, and Vermont in the local government areas of Maroondah City and Whitehorse City. The district's boundaries were also adjusted to account for local population changes. Ringwood North was transferred to Warrandyte, while parts of Blackburn, Forest Hill, Vermont, and Heathmont were absorbed into the seat.[4]
Members
edit| First incarnation (1958–1992) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Jim Manson | Liberal | 1958–1973 | |
| Norman Lacy | Liberal | 1973–1976 | |
| Peter McArthur | Liberal | 1976–1982 | |
| Kay Setches | Labor | 1982–1992 | |
| Second incarnation (2014–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Dee Ryall | Liberal | 2014–2018 | |
| Dustin Halse | Labor | 2018–2022 | |
| Will Fowles | Labor | 2022–2023 | |
| Independent Labor | 2023–2024 | ||
| Independent | 2024–present | ||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Will Fowles | 17,851 | 39.0 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal | Cynthia Watson | 15,467 | 33.8 | −9.9 | |
| Greens | Reuben Steen | 7,105 | 15.5 | +2.1 | |
| Democratic Labour | Gary Ryan | 1,684 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Family First | Richard Griffith-Jones | 1,396 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Animal Justice | Nick Rowe | 1,212 | 2.6 | +2.2 | |
| Freedom | Robyn M. Siemer | 1,038 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,753 | 96.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,676 | 3.5 | −1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 47,429 | 91.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Will Fowles | 26,322 | 57.5 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Cynthia Watson | 19,431 | 42.5 | −4.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Graphical summary
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References
edit- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Map of Ringwood District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
- ^ "Report on the Redivision of Victorian Electoral Boundaries 2020-2021" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries Commission of Victoria. October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ringwood District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links
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