Electoral district of Kororoit
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The Electoral district of Kororoit is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
covering Albanvale
, Caroline Springs
as well as some parts of Deer Park
and St Albans in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
The seat was created prior to the 2002 election and with the same redistribution turning Labor Party
powerbroker and cabinet minister
Andre Haermeyer's
seat of Yan Yean
into a marginal Liberal
seat, Haermeyer decided to contest Kororoit. He won the seat with a margin of 27.1% making it the fourth safest Labor seat in the state.
The seat is currently held by Marlene Kairouz
, who was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Andre Haermeyer
.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
covering Albanvale
Albanvale, Victoria
Albanvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Albanvale had a population of 5576....
, Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs, Victoria
Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 25 km west from Melbourne's central business district on Kororoit Creek. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, it had a population of 10,880....
as well as some parts of Deer Park
Deer Park, Victoria
Deer Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank...
and St Albans in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
The seat was created prior to the 2002 election and with the same redistribution turning Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
powerbroker and cabinet minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
Andre Haermeyer's
Andre Haermeyer
Andre Haermeyer is an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for Kororoit in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002, prior to that representing the Yan Yean electorate in Melbourne's north from 1992.Before being elected to Parliament, Haermeyer worked for the...
seat of Yan Yean
Electoral district of Yan Yean
The Electoral district of Yan Yean is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located on the fringes of Melbourne's northern suburbs and contains the towns of Hurstbridge, Plenty, Whittlesea and Yan Yean....
into a marginal Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
seat, Haermeyer decided to contest Kororoit. He won the seat with a margin of 27.1% making it the fourth safest Labor seat in the state.
The seat is currently held by Marlene Kairouz
Marlene Kairouz
Marlene Kairouz is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2008.Kairouz was born in Thornbury, Victoria...
, who was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Andre Haermeyer
Andre Haermeyer
Andre Haermeyer is an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for Kororoit in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002, prior to that representing the Yan Yean electorate in Melbourne's north from 1992.Before being elected to Parliament, Haermeyer worked for the...
.
Members for Kororoit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Haermeyer Andre Haermeyer Andre Haermeyer is an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for Kororoit in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002, prior to that representing the Yan Yean electorate in Melbourne's north from 1992.Before being elected to Parliament, Haermeyer worked for the... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2002–2008 | |
| Marlene Kairouz Marlene Kairouz Marlene Kairouz is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2008.Kairouz was born in Thornbury, Victoria... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2008–present | |
Election results
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territoriesParliaments of the Australian states and territoriesThe Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various...
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly