Electoral district of Mulgrave (Victoria)

Mulgrave
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Mulgrave (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Dates current1958–1967
2002–present
MPEden Foster
PartyLabor
NamesakeSuburb of Mulgrave
Electors40,588 (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.

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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mulgrave (Victoria)
This section is an excerpt from 2023 Mulgrave state by-election § Results.[edit]
2023 Mulgrave state by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eden Foster 14,481 40.18 −10.82
Liberal Courtney Mann 7,817 21.69 +4.50
Independent Ian Cook 6,780 18.81 +0.80
Greens Rhonda Garad 2,153 5.97 +0.89
Victorian Socialists Kelly Cvetkova 1,315 3.65 +3.65
Family First Jane Foreman 1,111 3.08 +1.11
Libertarian Ethelyn King 1,046 2.90 +2.90
Independent Tina Theodossopoulou 662 1.84 +1.04
Animal Justice Bronwyn Currie 403 1.12 +1.12
Sustainable Australia Celeste Ackerly 276 0.77 +0.77
Total formal votes 36,044 94.46 +3.13
Informal votes 2,112 5.54 −3.13
Turnout 38,156 80.94 −7.46
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Eden Foster 19,704 54.67 −5.53
Liberal Courtney Mann 16,340 45.33 +5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Eden Foster 20,363 56.49 −4.34
Independent Ian Cook 15,681 43.51 +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.


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