Electoral district of Box Hill
The electoral district of Box Hill is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) in eastern Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Blackburn, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Mont Albert and Mont Albert North, and parts of Canterbury, Forest Hill, Nunawading and Surrey Hills. It lies within the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
Box Hill Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Location of Box Hill (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
State | Victoria |
Created | 1945 |
MP | Paul Hamer |
Party | Australian Labor Party |
Electors | 43,983 (2018) |
Area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
Electoral boundary changes
The electoral district of Doncaster was split off from Box Hill and created in 1976 due to population growth.
A redistribution of electorate boundaries in 1991 abolished the Balwyn electorate and incorporated most of it into Box Hill. A large part of the Box Hill electorate (with 17,290 electors) was also transferred to Mitcham. These changes took effect at the 1992 Victorian state election.
For the 2014 election, the boundaries of Box Hill moved eastwards. Balwyn North was moved to the electorate of Kew and part of Surrey Hills were moved to Burwood and Hawthorn. The former electorate of Mitcham was abolished so Blackburn, Nunawading and part of Forest Hill were moved into Box Hill. The Liberal margin in Box Hill was estimated to fall from 13.8 percentage points to an estimated 9.4.
Members for Box Hill
Member | Party | Term | |
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Bob Gray | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
George Reid | Liberal | 1947–1952 | |
Bob Gray | Labor | 1952–1955 | |
(Sir) George Reid | Liberal | 1955–1973 | |
Morris Williams | Liberal | 1973–1976 | |
Donald Mackinnon | Liberal | 1976–1982 | |
Margaret Ray | Labor | 1982–1992 | |
Robert Clark | Liberal | 1992–2018 | |
Paul Hamer | Labor | 2018–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Robert Clark | 17,352 | 45.25 | −5.89 | |
Labor | Paul Hamer | 15,360 | 40.05 | +9.38 | |
Greens | Sophia Sun | 5,639 | 14.70 | +0.22 | |
Total formal votes | 38,351 | 95.40 | −0.85 | ||
Informal votes | 1,850 | 4.60 | +0.85 | ||
Turnout | 40,201 | 91.40 | −2.00 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Paul Hamer | 19,982 | 52.10 | +7.80 | |
Liberal | Robert Clark | 18,369 | 47.90 | −7.80 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.80 |
References
- "Box Hill District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- State Election 2018: Box Hill District, VEC.