Electoral district of Ringwood (Victoria)

The electoral district of Ringwood is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1958 and was abolished in 1992.[1] The electorate was located to the east of Melbourne and centred on the suburb of Ringwood, after which it is named.

Ringwood
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Ringwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Dates current1958–1992, 2014–present
MPDustin Halse
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeSuburb of Ringwood
Electors41,299 (2018)
Area28 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

Parts of Ringwood were included in the new electoral district of Bayswater in 1992. Kay Setches, the last member for Ringwood, contested and lost Bayswater at the election that year.

Ringwood was created again at 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 Maroondah Highway from Nunawading to Ringwood.[3]

The abolished district of Mitcham was held by Liberal MP Dee Ryall, who lost the seat in a landslide swing against her in 2018.

Members
First incarnation (1958–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Manson Liberal 1958–1973
  Norman Lacy Liberal 1973–1976
  Peter McArthur Liberal 1976–1982
  Kay Setches Labor 1982–1992
Second incarnation (2014–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Dee Ryall Liberal 2014–2018
  Dustin Halse Labor 2018–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ringwood
2018 Victorian state election: Ringwood[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Dee Ryall 15,883 44.21 −3.90
Labor Dustin Halse 15,121 42.08 +9.60
Greens Robert Humphreys 4,926 13.71 +2.95
Total formal votes 35,930 94.83 −0.83
Informal votes 1,958 5.17 +0.83
Turnout 37,888 91.74 −2.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dustin Halse 18,978 52.82 +7.89
Liberal Dee Ryall 16,952 47.18 −7.89
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+7.89
gollark: <:small_stellated_dodecahedro:793896625856446464>
gollark: It's great. We have over 900 bots.
gollark: <:apioform:812013353165389875>, as they say.
gollark: So, how are things on YOUR mysterious Discord server?
gollark: As planned.

References
  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "Map of Ringwood District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  4. State Election 2018: Ringwood District, VEC.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.