Kilsyth was an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Victoria
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. It was a 41 km² electorate located in the outer eastern suburbs of
Melbourne
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, encompassing the suburbs of
Bayswater North
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and
Croydon South and parts of the suburbs of
Kilsyth
Kilsyth (; Scottish Gaelic ''Cill Saidhe'') is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 9,860. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the relig ...
,
Lilydale and
Montrose. The electorate had a population of 52,701 at the 2001 census.
Kilsyth was created as a nominally Liberal seat at the
2002 election. It was contested at that election by Liberal MP
Lorraine Elliott
Lorraine Clare Elliott (née Golder; 9 July 1943 – 2 July 2014) was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal member for Mooroolbark in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2002.
Elliott was born to Harry James Golder and Ail ...
, whose nearby electorate of
Mooroolbark
Mooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Mooroolbark recorded a population of 23,059 at the .
Moo ...
had been abolished in the redistribution. Elliott was not expected to face a serious challenge at the election, but amidst a statewide Labor landslide, was defeated in a major upset by Labor candidate
Dympna Beard
Dympna Anne Beard (born 27 February 1949) is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006.
Beard was born in Colac, Victoria. She won the seat of Kilsyth as one of a numb ...
. Beard's narrow victory left Kilsyth as one of the most marginal seats in the state, and she faced an extremely close race at the
2006 election. The final result was not known for several days, with Liberal candidate
David Hodgett
David John Hodgett (born 18 September 1963) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorates of Kilsyth (2006–2014) and Croydon (2014–present). He was ...
eventually being declared the victor by 185 votes. In 2010, Hodgett was returned with a significantly increased margin and over 60% of the 2PP vote.
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Members for Kilsyth
Election results
See also
*
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
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All the parliaments are based on the Westminster system, and each is regulated by its own constitut ...
*
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The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly:
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859
* Members of the Victorian Legislative ...
References
External links
Electorate profile: Kilsyth District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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2002 establishments in Australia
2014 disestablishments in Australia
Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)