Chelsea Province Explained

Upper:yes
Chelsea Province
State:vic
Created:1976
Abolished:2006
Class:Metropolitan

Chelsea Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat throughout its existence, and was won by the party that won government at each election from 1982 to 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

It was located in the south-east of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 266 km2 and included the suburbs of Carrum, Carrum Downs, Chelsea, Cranbourne, Frankston, Hampton Park, Keysborough, Seaford and Springvale.

Members for Chelsea Province

Member 1PartyYear
 Neil StaceyLiberal1976Member 2Party
1979 Eric KentLabor
 Mal SandonLabor1982
1985 Maureen LysterLabor
 Burwyn DavidsonLabor1988
1992 Sue WildingLiberal
 Cameron BoardmanLiberal1996
1999 Bob SmithLabor
 Matt VineyLabor2002

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Chelsea Province.