The Electoral district of Laverton is an electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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The presiding ...
in
Australia
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. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021, and came into effect at the
2022 Victorian state election
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.
It covers an area in the south western suburbs of
Melbourne
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that was previously covered by the districts of
Footscray,
Tarneit
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,
Altona,
Kororoit and
St Albans
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. It includes the suburbs of
Sunshine
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,
Braybrook,
Albion
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,
Ardeer,
Sunshine West
Sunshine West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sunshine West recorded a population of 18,552 at the .
Sunshine West is a ...
,
Truganina
Truganina is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melton and Wyndham local government areas. Truganina recorded a population of 36,305 at the 2021 census. ...
,
Laverton and
Williams Landing
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.
Members for Laverton
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 ...
*
List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2015
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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: Laverton District, Victorian Electoral Commission
Laverton, Electoral district of
2022 establishments in Australia
City of Wyndham
City of Brimbank
Sunshine, Victoria
Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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