Electoral district of Derrimut
Derrimut was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It was located in the western suburbs of Melbourne and contained the suburbs of Albion, Derrimut as well as parts of St Albans and Sunshine.
| Derrimut Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1985–1992, 2002–2014 |
| Electors | 40,846 (2010) |
| Area | 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
It was first created in the redistribution undertaken before the 1985 election where it was easily won by the Labor Party's David Cunningham he held the seat until it was abolished before the 1992 election with Cunningham contesting and winning the seat of Melton.
However the seat was re-established prior to the 2002 election where it was won by Telmo Languiller whose seat of Sunshine was abolished in the same redistribution. Derrimut was again abolished in 2014, with Languiller shifting to the seat of Tarneit.
Members
| First incarnation (1985–1992) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| David Cunningham | Labor | 1985–1992 | |
| Second incarnation (2002–2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Telmo Languiller | Labor | 2002–2014 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Telmo Languiller | 17,076 | 49.83 | -13.61 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Tseng | 7,971 | 23.26 | +4.34 | |
| Greens | Geraldine Brooks | 5,783 | 16.88 | +8.89 | |
| Family First | Colin Moyle | 2,001 | 5.84 | -1.60 | |
| Democratic Labor | Michael Deverala | 1,436 | 4.19 | +4.19 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,267 | 92.18 | +0.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,906 | 7.89 | -0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 37,173 | 91.01 | -0.64 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Telmo Languiller | 22,123 | 64.35 | -9.95 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Tseng | 12,254 | 35.65 | +9.95 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -9.95 | |||
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See also
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
References
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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