| Eltham | |
| State: | vic |
| Created: | 1992 |
| Mp: | Vicki Ward |
| Mp-Party: | Labor Party |
| Namesake: | Eltham |
| Electors: | 44820 |
| Electors Year: | 2018 |
| Area: | 73 |
| Class: | Outer metropolitan/semi-rural |
The electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
Eltham was created prior to the 1992 election and although it had a notional Labor margin of 4.3%, it was easily won by Wayne Phillips for the Liberal Party with a swing of over 14%. Phillips held the seat before being defeated in the 'Brackslide' of 2002.
The current member is Labor MP Vicki Ward.
| Member | Party | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Phillips | Liberal | 1992–2002 | |||
| Steve Herbert | Labor | 2002–2014 | |||
| Vicki Ward | Labor | 2014–present | |||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Eltham.