| Ringwood | |
| State: | vic |
| Lifespan: | 1958–1992 2014–present |
| Mp: | Will Fowles |
| Mp-Party: | Independent Labor |
| Namesake: | Suburb of Ringwood |
| Electors: | 41299 |
| Electors Year: | 2018 |
| Area: | 35 |
| Class: | Metropolitan |
| Near-N: | Warrandyte |
| Near-Ne: | Croydon |
| Near-Nw: | Box Hill |
| Near-E: | Croydon |
| Near-W: | Box Hill |
| Near-S: | Glen Waverley |
| Near-Se: | Bayswater |
| Near-Sw: | Glen Waverley |
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]
| 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–present | |||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Ringwood.
