Electoral district of Lyndhurst
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The Electoral district of Lyndhurst is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and is located in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Included within its boundaries are Bangholme
and Lyndhurst
and parts of other surrounding suburbs, such as Noble Park
and Springvale
.
The seat was created at the 2002 election, replacing the district of Springvale
. At that election it recorded the second biggest swing to Labor
in the state, extending Labor's margin in the electorate to around 25%.
The sitting member is Tim Holding
.
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:...
and is located in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Included within its boundaries are Bangholme
Bangholme, Victoria
Bangholme is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district and adjacent to the urban area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
and Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, Victoria
Lyndhurst is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is both the City of Casey and the city of Greater Dandenong....
and parts of other surrounding suburbs, such as Noble Park
Noble Park, Victoria
Noble Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
and Springvale
Springvale, Victoria
Springvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
.
The seat was created at the 2002 election, replacing the district of Springvale
Electoral district of Springvale
Electoral district of Springvale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Springvale:...
. At that election it recorded the second biggest swing to 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...
in the state, extending Labor's margin in the electorate to around 25%.
The sitting member is Tim Holding
Tim Holding
Timothy James Holding is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999...
.
Members for Lyndhurst
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Holding Tim Holding Timothy James Holding is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999... |
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–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