Electoral district of Albert Park
The electoral district of Albert Park is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) in inner suburban Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf, and parts of St Kilda. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
| Albert Park Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Albert Park (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| MP | Martin Foley |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Electors | 48,949 (2018) |
| Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 144°57′E |
It was first proclaimed in 1889, and has been held by the Labor Party without interruption since the 1950 election.
John Thwaites was the member from 1992 to 2007, serving as deputy leader of Victorian Labor from 1996 to 2007 and as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. He and Premier Steve Bracks, the member for neighbouring Williamstown, both resigned on 30 July 2007. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in Martin Foley retaining the seat for Labor.
Members for Albert Park
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nimmo | Liberal | 1889–1892 | |
| John White | Conservative | 1892–1902 | |
| George Elmslie | Labour | 1902–1918 | |
| Joseph Hannan | Labor | 1918–1919 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1919–1927 | |
| Robert Cuthbertson | Nationalist | 1927–1929 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Labor | 1929–1932 | |
| Harry Drew | United Australia | 1932–1937 | |
| Independent | |||
| William Haworth | United Australia | 1937–1944 | |
| Liberal | 1944–1945 | ||
| Frank Crean | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
| Roy Schilling | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
| Keith Sutton | Labor | 1950–1970 | |
| Val Doube | Labor | 1970–1979 | |
| Bunna Walsh | Labor | 1979–1992 | |
| John Thwaites | Labor | 1992–2007 | |
| Martin Foley | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Martin Foley | 17,287 | 43.37 | +11.04 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Bond | 12,457 | 31.25 | −10.24 | |
| Greens | Ogy Simic | 6,601 | 16.56 | −0.21 | |
| Animal Justice | Tamasin Ramsay | 1,555 | 3.90 | +3.90 | |
| Reason | Jarryd Bartle | 1,079 | 2.71 | −0.75 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Steven Armstrong | 597 | 1.50 | +1.50 | |
| Independent | Joseph Toscano | 282 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,858 | 95.23 | −0.64 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,997 | 4.77 | +0.64 | ||
| Turnout | 41,855 | 85.51 | −2.94 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Martin Foley | 25,161 | 63.13 | +10.17 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Bond | 14,697 | 36.87 | −10.17 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.17 | |||
References
- "Albert Park district profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- State Election 2018: Albert Park, VEC.
The Albert Park electorate has been dictated by the socialist Labor faction embroiled in the branch stacking within the Victorian Labor Party.