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The Electoral district of Albert Park is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the inner city suburbs of South Melbourne, Albert Park, Port Melbourne and St Kilda. It is was first proclaimed in 1889.
Albert Park has been held continuously by the Labor Party since the 1950 election. It is currently held by a margin of 9.5% after the election in 2006 which is a decline of 3% on the previous election.
John Thwaites was the member from 1992 until his resignation on 30 July 2007, along with Steve Bracks, the member for Williamstown. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in the election of Labor's Martin Foley.
Members of Albert Park
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nimmo | Liberal | 1889-1892 | |
| John White | Conservative | 1892-1902 | |
| George Elmslie | Australian Labor Party | 1902-1918 | |
| Joseph Hannan | Australian Labor Party | 1918-1919 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Australian Labor Party | 1919-1927 | |
| Robert Cuthertson | Nationalist Party of Australia | 1927-1929 | |
| Arthur Wallace | Australian Labor Party | 1929-1932 | |
| Harold Drew | United Australia Party/Independent | 1932-1937 | |
| Sir William Haworth | United Australia Party/Liberal Party of Australia | 1937-1945 | |
| Frank Crean | Australian Labor Party | 1945-1947 | |
| Roy Schilling | Liberal Party of Australia | 1947-1950 | |
| Patrick Sutton | Australian Labor Party | 1950-1970 | |
| Val Doube | Australian Labor Party | 1970-1979 | |
| Bunna Walsh | Australian Labor Party | 1979-1992 | |
| John Thwaites | Australian Labor Party | 1992-2007 | |
| Martin Foley | Australian Labor Party | 2007-present | |
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
- Electorate profile: Albert Park District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Albert Park District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Albert Park District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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