Electoral district of Derrimut

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Derrimut
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Dates current1985–1992, 2002–2014
Electors 40,846 (2010)
Area50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

Derrimut was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] It was located in the western suburbs of Melbourne and contained the suburbs of Albion, Derrimut as well as parts of St Albans and Sunshine.

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It was first created in the redistribution undertaken before the 1985 election where it was easily won by the Labor Party's David Cunningham he held the seat until it was abolished before the 1992 election with Cunningham contesting and winning the seat of Melton.

However the seat was re-established prior to the 2002 election where it was won by Telmo Languiller whose seat of Sunshine was abolished in the same redistribution. Derrimut was again abolished in 2014, with Languiller shifting to the seat of Tarneit.

Members

First incarnation (1985–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  David Cunningham Labor 1985–1992  
Second incarnation (2002–2014)
MemberPartyTerm
  Telmo Languiller   Labor 2002–2014

Election results

2010 Victorian state election: Derrimut
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Telmo Languiller 17,07649.83-13.61
Liberal Wayne Tseng7,97123.26+4.34
Greens Geraldine Brooks5,78316.88+8.89
Family First Colin Moyle2,0015.84-1.60
Democratic Labor Michael Deverala1,4364.19+4.19
Total formal votes34,26792.18+0.69
Informal votes2,9067.89-0.69
Turnout 37,17391.01-0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Telmo Languiller 22,12364.35-9.95
Liberal Wayne Tseng12,25435.65+9.95
Labor hold Swing -9.95

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.