Electoral districts of Victoria are the

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s, commonly referred to as "seats" or "electorates", into which the

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n State of Victoria is divided for the purpose of electing members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, one of the two houses of the Parliament of the State. The State is divided into 88 single-member districts. The Legislative Assembly has had 88 electorates since the 1985 election, increased from 81 previously. Electoral boundaries are redrawn from time to time, in a process called ''redivision''. The last redivision took place in 2021, when the Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission reviewed Victoria's district boundaries. The boundaries arising from the 2013 redivision applied at the

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and the 2018 state elections.Report on the 2012-13 redivision of electoral boundaries
Electoral Boundaries Commission Previous redivisions took place in 2005, 2001 and 1991. A redivision is currently in progress and is expected to be completed by October 2021.2020–21 State electoral boundary redivision
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Current districts

As of November 2022, there are 88 electoral districts. (Note: some current electoral districts have been previously abolished and recreated; the below table lists the year of each district’s original inception.)

2021 redistricting

Due to the redistricting process that takes place every eight years, there were nine seats that were abolished and nine new seats.

Abolished

* Altona * Burwood *

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* Buninyong *

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* Keysborough * Mount Waverley *

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New districts

* Ashwood * Berwick * Eureka * Glen Waverley * Greenvale * Kalkallo * Laverton * Pakenham * Point Cook

Former districts

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All districts with creation and abolition dates

References

Other sources

Hansard, Parliament of Victoria
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