The electoral district of Essendon is an electoral district of the

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. It was first created in 1904 after the abolition of the larger Essendon and Flemington electorate, and covers some of the north-western suburbs of

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, including

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...

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and

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. The electorate was abolished in 1955, and

created, but in 1958, Ascot Vale was abolished and Essendon re-created. Essendon was held by the Liberals during the Bolte and

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governments, usually due to

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from the Democratic Labor Party. The Liberals also won the seat after the Kennett landslide of 1992. Nowadays, the electorate lies within the

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heartland of western and northern Melbourne, and is considered to be a relatively safe seat for Labor.

Judy Maddigan Judith Marilyn Maddigan (; born 3 February 1948), Australian politician, was Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2005. She was the member for the seat of Essendon from 1996 to 2010, representing the Labor Party. Maddig ...

regained the seat for Labor at the 1996 election and retained the seat until her retirement in 2010, when it was won by the then Labor MLC,

Justin Madden Justin Mark Madden (born 31 May 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and state politician. He played for the Essendon Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After his retirement in 1997, ...

. Following the 2012–2013 redivision of State electoral boundaries, Essendon lost electors from

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to the

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and gained electors from Flemington and

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in the

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. Justin Madden retired at the 2014 election and Danny Pearson of the Labor Party was elected in his stead.

Members for Essendon

Election results

Graphical summary

References

External links

Electorate profile: Essendon District, Victorian Electoral Commission
Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) 1904 establishments in Australia 1955 disestablishments in Australia 1958 establishments in Australia Essendon, Victoria City of Moonee Valley Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne {{VictoriaAU-gov-stub