Monash Province
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Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia
Australian electorate
| Monash Province Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1937 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Namesake | John Monash |
Monash Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
Members for Monash Province
[edit ]- [r] Beaurepaire resigned in August 1943, re-elected in October 1943
Election results
[edit ]Main article: Electoral results for the Monash Province
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Katsambanis | 55,855 | 43.5 | −8.1 | |
| Labor | Johan Scheffer | 46,697 | 36.3 | −1.2 | |
| Greens | Jo Lewis | 23,154 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
| Democrats | David Zemdegs | 2,795 | 2.2 | −5.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 128,501 | 97.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,015 | 3.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 132,516 | 89.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Johan Scheffer | 66,740 | 51.9 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | Peter Katsambanis | 61,761 | 48.1 | −7.5 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 | |||
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