Electoral district of Mulgrave (Victoria)

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Mulgrave
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Mulgrave (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Mulgrave (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Dates current1958–1967
2002–present
MP Eden Foster
Party Labor
NamesakeSuburb of Mulgrave
Electors 40,588 (2018)
Area36 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Electorates around Mulgrave:
Oakleigh Glen Waverley Rowville
Clarinda Mulgrave Rowville
Clarinda Clarinda Dandenong

The electoral district of Mulgrave is situated in the south-east of the Melbourne Metropolitan Region. The electorate contains the suburbs of Mulgrave and Noble Park North. It also contains parts of the suburbs of Dandenong North, Noble Park, Springvale and Wheelers Hill.

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The seat previously existed from 1958 to 1967 as a safe Liberal seat. It was abolished in 1967 and replaced by Syndal.

Mulgrave was recreated in 2002 as a marginal Labor seat, replacing Dandenong North. Labor's Daniel Andrews easily won the seat amid that year's massive Labor landslide, and held it until his resignation in 2023. He was elected as leader of Victorian Labor following its shock defeat in 2010, and served as Premier from 2014 to 2023.

Members for Mulgrave

First incarnation (1958–1967)
MemberPartyTerm
Ray Wiltshire Liberal and Country 1958–1967
Liberal
Second incarnation (2002–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Daniel Andrews Labor 2002–2023
  Eden Foster Labor 2023–present

Election results

2023 Mulgrave state by-election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eden Foster 14,48140.18−10.82
Liberal Courtney Mann7,81721.69+4.50
Independent Ian Cook6,78018.81+0.80
Greens Rhonda Garad2,1535.97+0.89
Victorian Socialists Kelly Cvetkova1,3153.65+3.65
Family First Jane Foreman1,1113.08+1.11
Libertarian Ethelyn King1,0462.90+2.90
Independent Tina Theodossopoulou6621.84+1.04
Animal Justice Bronwyn Currie4031.12+1.12
Sustainable Australia Celeste Ackerly2760.77+0.77
Total formal votes36,04494.46+3.13
Informal votes2,1125.54−3.13
Turnout 38,15680.94−7.46
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Eden Foster 19,70454.67−5.53
Liberal Courtney Mann16,34045.33+5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Eden Foster 20,36356.49−4.34
Independent Ian Cook15,68143.51+4.34
Labor hold Swing −4.34

References

  1. "Results - Mulgrave by-election 2023". ABC News.
  2. "Mulgrave District by-election results". Victorian Electoral Commission.