Electoral district of Mitcham (Victoria) explained

Mitcham
State:vic
Created:1967
Abolished:2014
Electors:37,054 (2010)
Area:24
Class:Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Mitcham was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was centered on Mitcham and Blackburn in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Created prior to the 1967 election it was, with one exception, always held by the current government. The one exception was a 1997 by-election which was won by the Labor Party with a massive 16% swing, signaling a revival in the performance of the ALP prior to the 1999 election where they narrowly retained the seat and even more narrowly won government.

Mitcham was abolished in 2014 and largely replaced by Ringwood.

Members for Mitcham

MemberPartyTerm
 Dorothy GobleLiberal1967–1976
 George CoxLiberal1976–1982
 John HarrowfieldLabor1982–1992
 Roger PescottLiberal1992–1997
 Tony RobinsonLabor1997–2010
 Dee RyallLiberal2010–2014

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Mitcham (Victoria).

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