Chelsea Province

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Chelsea Province
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1976
Abolished2006
DemographicMetropolitan

Chelsea Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat throughout its existence, and was won by the party that won government at each election from 1982 to 2006. 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 of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 266 km2 and included the suburbs of Carrum, Carrum Downs, Chelsea, Cranbourne, Frankston, Hampton Park, Keysborough, Seaford and Springvale.

Members for Chelsea Province

Member 1PartyYear
  Neil Stacey Liberal 1976 Member 2Party
1979   Eric Kent Labor
  Mal Sandon Labor 1982
1985   Maureen Lyster Labor
  Burwyn Davidson Labor 1988
1992   Sue Wilding Liberal
  Cameron Boardman Liberal 1996
1999   Bob Smith Labor
  Matt Viney Labor 2002

Election results

2002 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Matt Viney 69,50854.0+5.5
Liberal Vanthida Lao42,71533.2-11.9
Greens Hilary Bray11,9049.3+8.7
Democrats Wendy Thacker4,5253.5-0.5
Total formal votes128,65296.1-0.2
Informal votes5,2343.9+0.2
Turnout 133,88692.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Viney 80,16061.7+8.9
Liberal Vanthida Lao49,82538.3-8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9


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