Electoral district of Rowville

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]

Rowville Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Rowville (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	2014
MP	Kim Wells
Party	Liberal
Electors	39,893 (2018)
Area	53 km^2 (20.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

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

Member		Party	Term
	Kim Wells	Liberal	2014–present

Election results

2018 Victorian state election: Rowville[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Wells	17,551	50.39	−3.45
	Labor	Muhammad Shahbaz	11,940	34.28	−1.37
	Greens	Natasha Sharma	3,483	10.00	+2.63
	Independent	Joe Cossari	1,858	5.33	+5.33
Total formal votes			34,832	94.04	−0.42
Informal votes			2,207	5.96	+0.42
Turnout			37,039	92.85	−2.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kim Wells	19,373	55.69	−2.72
	Labor	Muhammad Shahbaz	15,416	44.31	+2.72
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.72

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. State Election 2018: Rowville District, VEC.

External links

• District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission