Thomastown Province

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Thomastown Province
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1976
Abolished1988
DemographicMetropolitan

The Thomastown Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia), centred on Thomastown, Victoria. It was abolished in 1988.

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Members for Thomastown

Member 1PartyYear
  Dolph Eddy [1] Labor 1976 Member 2Party
1979   Glyde Butler [2] Labor
  Jim Kennan [3] Labor 1982
 

Election results

1982 Victorian state election: Thomastown Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Kennan 86,10272.1+3.7
Liberal Rae Kennett33,36127.9-3.7
Total formal votes119,46394.8+0.3
Informal votes6,4885.2-0.3
Turnout 125,95194.7+0.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

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This is a list of electoral results for the Thomastown Province in Victorian state elections.

References

  1. "Eddy, Randolph John ('Dolph')". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "Butler, Glyde Algernon Surtees". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. "Kennan, James Harley". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

Coordinates: 37°40′55″S145°00′50″E / 37.682°S 145.014°E / -37.682; 145.014