Electoral district of Kilsyth

Kilsyth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 41km² electorate located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, encompassing the suburbs of Bayswater North and Croydon South and parts of the suburbs of Kilsyth, Lilydale and Montrose. The electorate had a population of 52,701 as of the 2001 census.

Kilsyth was created as a nominally Liberal seat at the 2002 election. It was contested at that election by Liberal MP Lorraine Elliott, whose nearby electorate of Mooroolbark had been abolished in the redistribution. Elliott was not expected to face a serious challenge at the election, but amidst a statewide Labor landslide, was defeated in a major upset by Labor candidate Dympna Beard. Beard's narrow victory left Kilsyth as one of the most marginal seats in the state, and she faced an extremely close race at the 2006 election. The final result was not known for several days, with Liberal candidate David Hodgett eventually being declared the victor by 185 votes.

Members for Kilsyth

ee also

*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

External links

* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/KilsythDistrictprofile.html Electorate profile: Kilsyth District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state2006resultKilsythDistrict.html State Election 2006: Kilsyth District, Victorian Electoral Commission]