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Electoral district of Ringwood (Victoria)

Coordinates: 37°48′40″S 145°13′52″E / 37.811°S 145.231°E / -37.811; 145.231
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This article is about the electoral district. For the suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, see Ringwood, Victoria. For other uses, see Ringwood (disambiguation).

Ringwood
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Ringwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Dates current1958–1992
2014–present
MPWill Fowles
PartyIndependent
NamesakeSuburb of Ringwood
Electors41,299 (2018)
Area35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Electorates around Ringwood:
Box Hill Warrandyte Croydon
Box Hill Ringwood Croydon
Glen Waverley Glen Waverley Bayswater

The electoral district of Ringwood is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located in the east of Melbourne. It was first proclaimed in 1958 and was abolished in 1992.[1] Some of Ringwood was included in the new electoral district of Bayswater that year. Kay Setches, who was at the time the last member for Ringwood, contested and lost Bayswater at the 1992 election.

The electorate was created again in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries that took effect at the 2014 state election.[2] The new district largely replaces the abolished district of Mitcham, covering suburbs along the eastern parts of the Maroondah Highway.[3] The abolished district of Mitcham was held by Liberal MP Dee Ryall, who lost the seat in a big swing against her in 2018.

As of the 2022 Victorian state election, the seat contains the suburbs of Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood East, most of Ringwood, parts of Blackburn, Blackburn North, Donvale, Forest Hill, and Vermont in the local government areas of Maroondah City and Whitehorse City. The district's boundaries were also adjusted to account for local population changes. Ringwood North was transferred to Warrandyte, while parts of Blackburn, Forest Hill, Vermont, and Heathmont were absorbed into the seat.[4]

Members

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First incarnation (1958–1992)
Member Party Term
  Jim Manson Liberal 1958–1973
  Norman Lacy Liberal 1973–1976
  Peter McArthur Liberal 1976–1982
  Kay Setches Labor 1982–1992
Second incarnation (2014–present)
Member Party Term
  Dee Ryall Liberal 2014–2018
  Dustin Halse Labor 2018–2022
  Will Fowles Labor 2022–2023
  Independent Labor 2023–2024
  Independent 2024–present

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ringwood
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Ringwood.[edit]
2022 Victorian state election: Ringwood[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Will Fowles 17,851 39.0 −3.3
Liberal Cynthia Watson 15,467 33.8 −9.9
Greens Reuben Steen 7,105 15.5 +2.1
Democratic Labour Gary Ryan 1,684 3.7 +3.7
Family First Richard Griffith-Jones 1,396 3.1 +3.1
Animal Justice Nick Rowe 1,212 2.6 +2.2
Freedom Robyn M. Siemer 1,038 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 45,753 96.5 +1.7
Informal votes 1,676 3.5 −1.7
Turnout 47,429 91.1 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Will Fowles 26,322 57.5 +4.3
Liberal Cynthia Watson 19,431 42.5 −4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Graphical summary

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Two-party-preferred vote results in Ringwood

References

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  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Map of Ringwood District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  4. ^ "Report on the Redivision of Victorian Electoral Boundaries 2020-2021" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries Commission of Victoria. October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ Ringwood District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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