The electoral district of Evelyn is an electorate of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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covering the urban fringe north east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1859.
The seat has shrunk considerably in size as the eastern suburbs of
Melbourne
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grew. It now includes the suburbs and towns of
Coldstream
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Description
Coldstream l ...
,
Gruyere,
Lilydale, and
Wonga Park
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.
The seat is usually safe for the
Liberal Party
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but it was won by the
Labor Party during their three landslide victories of
1952,
1982 and
2002.
At the
2006 election Christine Fyffe
Christine Ann Fyffe (born 10 December 1944) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2018, representing Evelyn.
Personal life
Fyffe was born in Staf ...
regained the seat for the Liberals, defeating
Heather McTaggart. Fyffe was re-elected to the district during at the
2010 and
2014 Victorian state elections.
Members
Election results
Graphical summary
Historical maps
File:Electoral district of Evelyn, Victoria - 1859.png, Location of Evelyn in 1859
External links
Electorate profile: Evelyn, Victorian Electoral Commission
References
Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
1859 establishments in Australia
Yarra Ranges
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