The Electoral district of Point Cook 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 will come into effect at the
2022 Victorian state election
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.
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of
Altona, covering south western suburbs of
Melbourne
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. It includes the suburbs of
Altona Meadows
Altona Meadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona Meadows recorded a population of 18,479 at the .
Located p ...
,
Seabrook,
Point Cook
Point Cook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Point Cook recorded a population of 66,781 at the 2021 census.
Point Cook ...
, and
Werribee South
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Werribee is ...
.
The abolished seat of Altona is held by
Labor
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MP
Jill Hennessy
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.
Members for Point Cook
Election results
See also
*
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
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*
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
Point Cook, Electoral district of
2022 establishments in Australia
City of Hobsons Bay
City of Wyndham
Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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