Derrimut was an electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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The presidin ...
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[
] It was located in the western suburbs of
Melbourne
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and contained the suburbs of
Albion,
Derrimut
Derrimut is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank Local government area. Derrimut recorded a population of 8,651 at the 2021 census.
Located on the l ...
as well as parts of
St Albans and
Sunshine.
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
Election results
See also
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List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2015
{{Use Australian English, date=June 2015
The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly:
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859
* Members of the Victorian Legislative ...
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Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
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References
External links
Electorate profile: Derrimut District, Victorian Electoral Commission
Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
1985 establishments in Australia
1992 disestablishments in Australia
2002 establishments in Australia
2014 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1985
Constituencies established in 2002
Constituencies disestablished in 1992
Constituencies disestablished in 2014
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