Electoral district of Evelyn

The electoral district of Evelyn is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering the urban fringe north east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1859.[1]

Evelyn Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Evelyn (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	1859
MP	Bridget Vallence
Party	Liberal Party
Electors	43,159 (2018)
Area	252 km^2 (97.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	37°45′S 145°22′E

The seat has shrunk considerably in size as the eastern suburbs of Melbourne grew. It now includes the suburbs and towns of Coldstream, Gruyere, Lilydale, and Wonga Park.

The seat is usually safe for the Liberal Party but it was won by the Labor Party during their three landslide victories of 1952, 1982 and 2002.

At the 2006 election Christine Fyffe regained the seat for the Liberals, defeating Heather McTaggart. Fyffe was re-elected to the district during at the 2010 and 2014 Victorian state elections.[2]

Members

Member		Party	Term
	John Charles King	Unaligned	1859–1859
	William Bell	Unaligned	1859–1860
	William Jones	Unaligned	1860–1863
	John Thomson	Unaligned	1863–1865
	William Watkins	Unaligned	1866–1874
	Ewen Hugh Cameron	Conservative	1874–1909
		Comm Liberal	1909–1914
	James Rouget	Comm Liberal	1914–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1917
	William Everard	Economy	1917–1918
		Nationalist	1918–1924
		Independent	1924–1924
		United Australia	1924–1945
		Liberal / LCP	1945–1950
	Roland Leckie	LCP	1950–1952
	Phillip Connell	Labor	1952–1958
	Russell Stokes	LCP / Liberal	1958–1973
	Jim Plowman	Liberal	1973–1982
	Max McDonald	Labor	1982–1985
	Jim Plowman	Liberal	1985–1999
	Christine Fyffe	Liberal	1999–2002
	Heather McTaggart	Labor	2002–2006
	Christine Fyffe	Liberal	2006–2018
	Bridget Vallence	Liberal	2018–present

Election results

2018 Victorian state election: Evelyn[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bridget Vallence	18,566	49.49	−4.04
	Labor	Gail Ritchie	15,166	40.42	+8.21
	Greens	Brodie Everist	3,786	10.09	+3.44
Total formal votes			37,518	94.20	−0.08
Informal votes			2,311	5.80	+0.08
Turnout			39,829	92.28	−2.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bridget Vallence	19,753	52.65	−6.94
	Labor	Gail Ritchie	17,765	47.35	+6.94
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.94

Historical maps

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  Location of Evelyn in 1859

External links

• Electorate profile: Evelyn, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

1. "Victorian Electoral Commission, Electoral Boundaries, Evelyn District profile". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
2. "Victorian Parliament, Ministers and Members, Christine Fyffe". Parliament of Victoria. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. State Election 2018: Evelyn District, VEC.