Electoral district of Eltham
The electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
| Eltham Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location of Eltham (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1992 |
| MP | Vicki Ward |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Namesake | Eltham |
| Electors | 44,820 (2018) |
| Area | 73 km2 (28.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan/semi-rural |
Eltham was created prior to the 1992 election and although it had a notional Labor margin of 4.3%, it was easily won by Wayne Phillips for the Liberal Party with a swing of over 14%. Phillips held the seat before being defeated in the 'Brackslide' of 2002.
The current member is Labor MP Vicki Ward.
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