Electoral district of Clarinda

The electoral district of Clarinda 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]

Clarinda Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Clarinda (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	2014
MP	Meng Heang Tak
Party	Labor
Electors	44,462 (2018)
Area	43 km^2 (16.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Clayton, covering south east suburbs in Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Clarinda, Clayton, Springvale, Heatherton and Cheltenham.[2]

The abolished district of Clayton was held by Labor MP Hong Lim, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Hong Lim	Labor	2014–2018
	Meng Heang Tak	Labor	2018–present

Election results

2018 Victorian state election: Clarinda[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Meng Heang Tak	20,421	55.55	+2.28
	Liberal	Gandhi Bevinakoppa	9,083	24.71	−4.43
	Greens	Josh Fergeus	3,870	10.53	−0.76
	Independent	Michael Gardner	1,829	4.98	+4.98
	Transport Matters	Zhi Gang Zhuang	1,558	4.24	+4.24
Total formal votes			36,761	93.29	−0.57
Informal votes			2,644	6.71	+0.57
Turnout			39,405	88.63	−3.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Meng Heang Tak	24,788	67.43	+1.58
	Liberal	Gandhi Bevinakoppa	11,976	32.58	−1.58
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.58

References

1. "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
2. "Map of Clarinda District". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission.
3. State Election 2018: Clarinda District, VEC.

External links

• District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission