Electoral district of Mount Waverley
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The Electoral District of Mount Waverley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and contains the suburbs of Glen Waverley
, Mount Waverley
and Syndal
.
The seat was created prior to the 2002 election replacing the normally safe Liberal
seat of Glen Waverley
. When created, Mount Waverley had a notional Liberal margin of 9.1% but it was won by Labor
's Maxine Morand
at the 2002 election in an swing
of 11.4%. It was one of four seats won by Labor on Green
preferences
after trailing the Liberals on the primary vote results. Liberal
candidate Michael Gidley
won the seat at the 2010 state election
with a swing of 7.4%.
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:...
. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and contains the suburbs of Glen Waverley
Glen Waverley, Victoria
Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...
, Mount Waverley
Mount Waverley, Victoria
Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...
and Syndal
Syndal, Victoria
The area in the Melbourne suburbs of Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley in Victoria, Australia around the intersection of High Street Road and Blackburn Road is known as Syndal. From the intersection down to Syndal railway station on Coleman Parade, is the Syndal Shopping Centre...
.
The seat was created prior to the 2002 election replacing the normally safe 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 of Glen Waverley
Electoral district of Glen Waverley
Electoral district of Glen Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Glen Waverley:...
. When created, Mount Waverley had a notional Liberal margin of 9.1% but it was won by 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...
's Maxine Morand
Maxine Morand
Maxine Morand is an Australian politician. She was Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development and Minister for Women's Affairs in the Brumby Ministry, and held the electoral seat of Mount Waverley....
at the 2002 election in an swing
Swing (Australian politics)
The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from the one employed in the UK. For the Australian House of Representatives and the lower houses of the parliaments of all the Australian states and territories except Tasmania and the ACT), Australia employs preferential voting in...
of 11.4%. It was one of four seats won by Labor on Green
Victorian Greens
Australian Greens Victoria, also called the Victorian Greens, is a Green Party located in Victoria, a member of the federation of the Australian Greens party.- Early Years :...
preferences
Instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting , also known as preferential voting, the alternative vote and ranked choice voting, is a voting system used to elect one winner. Voters rank candidates in order of preference, and their ballots are counted as one vote for their first choice candidate. If a candidate secures a...
after trailing the Liberals on the primary vote results. 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...
candidate Michael Gidley
Michael Gidley
Michael Xavier Charles Gidley is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Mount Waverley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010....
won the seat at the 2010 state election
Victorian state election, 2010
The 2010 Victorian state election was held on 27 November. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu....
with a swing of 7.4%.
Members for Mount Waverley
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Morand Maxine Morand Maxine Morand is an Australian politician. She was Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development and Minister for Women's Affairs in the Brumby Ministry, and held the electoral seat of Mount Waverley.... |
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... |
2002–2010 | |
| Michael Gidley Michael Gidley Michael Xavier Charles Gidley is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Mount Waverley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.... |
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... |
2010–present | |