Waverley Province was an electorate of the
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative C ...
. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat for its entire existence, often changing parties according to who held government at the time. It was abolished from the
2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
It was located in the south-east suburbs of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 107 km
2 and included the suburbs of
Carnegie,
Clayton,
Glen Waverley
Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Glen Waverley recorded a population of 42,642 at the 2021 census.
History ...
,
Mount Waverley
Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Mount Waverley recorded a population of 35,340 at the 2021 census.
It ...
,
Mulgrave,
Noble Park,
Oakleigh and
Springvale.
Members for Waverley Province
:
Vliet died 16 October 1982
Election results
Former electoral provinces of Victoria (state)
1976 establishments in Australia
2006 disestablishments in Australia
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