Electoral district of Rowville

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Rowville
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Rowville (Victoria) 2022.svg
Electoral district of Rowville
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election
State Victoria
Created2014
MP Kim Wells
Party Liberal
Namesake Rowville
Electors 39,893 (2018)
Area62 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

The electoral district of Rowville is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election. [1]

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It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Scoresby, covering eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Rowville, Lysterfield, Ferntree Gully, Scoresby and Knoxfield. [2]

The abolished seat of Scoresby was held by Liberal MP Kim Wells, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Kim Wells Liberal 2014–present

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Rowville [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kim Wells 17,60040.6−10.3
Labor Mannie Kaur Verma14,28332.9−2.8
Independent Nicole Seymour5,23112.1+12.1
Greens Angelica Di Camillo3,0557.0−2.4
Family First Stephen Burgess1,4333.3+3.3
Freedom Peterine Elizabeth Smulders9082.1+2.1
Animal Justice Diane Glenane8592.0+2.0
Total formal votes43,36995.4+1.3
Informal votes2,0704.6−1.3
Turnout 45,43991.4−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kim Wells 23,27453.7−1.8
Labor Mannie Kaur Verma20,09546.3+1.8
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

References

  1. "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. "Map of Rowville District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  3. Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. Rowville District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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