Electoral district of Doncaster

The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. It is part of the Upper House Eastern Metropolitan Region. Doncaster covers 25 square kilometres and comprises parts of the suburbs of Doncaster, Doncaster East and Donvale. A residential suburban electorate, Doncaster features gardens and reserves, shopping centres and sports amenities. The area was once renowned for growing apples. Some tall stands of pine trees that formed windbreaks around the orchards are still visible in and around Doncaster and in the Pine Ridge area of Donvale.

The seat has been represented by three Liberal MPs: Morris Williams, Victor Perton and Mary Wooldridge.

Prior to 1976, the area of Doncaster/Templestowe was included in the seats of South Bourke, Evelyn, Mernda and Box Hill. In 1976, rapidly increasing population led to the split-up of the seat of Box Hill into Doncaster and Box Hill.

Liberal parliamentarian Morris Williams was the first MP for the seat of Doncaster (from March 1976 to August 1988).

Victor Perton held the seat from 1988 through until he retired at the election in November 2006.

At the November 2006 election, Mary Wooldridge beat Labor's Lidia Argondizzo, Green Chris Gymer and Independent Irene Goonan.

Members for Doncaster

External links

* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/DoncasterDistrictprofile.html Doncaster district - Victorian Electoral Commission]
* [http://www.victorperton.com Sitting Member of Parliament Victor Perton]