The electoral district of Ferntree Gully was an electorate of the

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. It was created in 2002 as a replacement for the abolished electorate of Knox. The district comprised

Ferntree Gully Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 30 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Kn ...

and its neighbouring suburbs at the foothills of the

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. When it was created, it had a notional

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majority of 7.6% suggesting it would be a fairly safe Liberal seat. However, Labor Party's

Anne Eckstein Anne Lore Eckstein (born 28 September 1955) is a former Australian politician. Born in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, she graduated from Boronia High School in 1973 and received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1978 and a Master of Arts in 1985 from Mo ...

won the seat at the 2002 election on the back of the Labor landslide. But at the following election in 2006, Eckstein lost Ferntree Gully to Liberal

Nick Wakeling Nicholas Wakeling (born 6 May 1971) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Ferntree Gully from 2006 until his defeat at the 2022 Victorian state el ...

in a very close contest for the seat. The final result revealed a margin of 27 votes, or 0.04%. The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and split into the electoral districts of

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Rowville Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census. Rowvi ...

and

Monbulk Monbulk is a town in Victoria, Australia, 42 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Monbulk recorded a population of 3,651 at the 2021 census. The town is the hom ...

Members for Ferntree Gully

Election results

References

External links

Electorate profile: Ferntree Gully, Victorian Electoral Commission
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