Electoral district of Keysborough

The electoral district of Keysborough 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]

Keysborough Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Keysborough (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	2014
MP	Martin Pakula
Party	Labor
Electors	45,327 (2018)
Area	47 km^2 (18.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Lyndhurst, covering southeast suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Springvale South, Noble Park, Keysborough, and Dingley Village.[2]

The abolished seat of Lyndhurst was held by Labor MP Martin Pakula as of the 2013 by-election. Pakula won the new seat with a swing to Labor.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Martin Pakula	Labor	2014–present

Election results

2018 Victorian state election: Keysborough[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Pakula	20,800	54.61	+1.56
	Liberal	Darrel Taylor	10,919	28.67	−3.17
	Independent	Hung Vo	2,401	6.30	+0.91
	Greens	Ken McAlpine	1,882	4.94	−0.79
	Animal Justice	Helen Jeges	1,407	3.69	+3.69
	Transport Matters	Usman Mohammed Afzal	680	1.79	+1.79
Total formal votes			38,089	93.26	−0.68
Informal votes			2,752	6.74	+0.68
Turnout			40,841	90.10	−3.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Pakula	24,725	64.85	+2.95
	Liberal	Darrel Taylor	13,399	35.15	−2.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.95

References

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

External links

• District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission