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Hawthorn Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Hawthorn (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1889
MP	John Pesutto
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hawthorn
Electors	44,828 (2018)
Area	21 km (8.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan
Coordinates	37°50′S 145°03′E / 37.833°S 145.050°E / -37.833; 145.050
Electorates around Hawthorn: Richmond Kew Box Hill Richmond Hawthorn Box Hill Malvern Ashwood Ashwood

Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1888, taking effect at the 1899 election.

The seat is located in eastern Melbourne and is centred on the suburbs of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. It also includes Camberwell and parts of Canterbury, Glen Iris, and Surrey Hills.

History

Hawthorn has usually been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors, having been held by a number of leaders and senior ministers. In the 1960s, the seat of Hawthorn included parts of working class Richmond, making it less secure for the Liberals than in recent decades.

With the exception of two occasions when Liberal MPs defected and sat as independents, it has only been held by non-Liberal MPs three times in its history: independent Leslie Hollins from 1940 to 1945, Labor-turned-Labor (Anti-Communist) MP Charles Murphy from 1952 to 1955, and Labor MP John Kennedy in 2018.

Kennedy's victory over Liberal MP John Pesutto at the 2018 state election was considered a shock, with Guardian Australia saying he had "little chance" going into the election. Pesutto was a panelist on ABC on election night when he was told on live television that he had lost his seat.

Pesutto re-contested Hawthorn at the 2022 state election, defeating Kennedy and teal independent candidate Melissa Lowe. He is the current member, as well as the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.

Notable former members for Hawthorn include former premiers Sir William McPherson and Ted Baillieu, as well as Walter Jona, a minister in the Hamer government.

Members for Hawthorn

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Charles Taylor	Liberal	1 April 1889 – 1 September 1894
		Robert Murray Smith	Conservative	1 October 1894 – 1 October 1900
		Robert Barbour	Liberal	1 November 1900 – 1901
			Ministerialist	1901 – 1 September 1902
		George Swinburne	Ministerialist	1 October 1902 – 1907
			Independent	1907 – 1911
			Liberal	1911 – 31 July 1913
		William Murray McPherson	Liberal	1 September 1913 – 1916	Premier of Victoria from 1928–1929
			Economy	1916 – 1917
			Nationalist	1917 – 1 August 1930
		John Gray	Nationalist	27 September 1930 – 1931
			United Australia	1931 – 6 May 1939
		Les Tyack	United Australia	10 June 1939 – 16 March 1940	Won by-election
		Leslie Hollins	Independent	16 March 1940 – 10 November 1945
		Fred Edmunds	Liberal	16 March 1940 – February 1950
			Independent	February 1950 – 12 May 1950
		Les Tyack	Liberal	12 May 1950 – 6 December 1952
		Charles Murphy	Labor	6 December 1952 – March 1955
			Labor (Anti-Communist)	March 1955 – 27 May 1955
		Jim Manson	Liberal	27 May 1955 – 31 May 1958
		Peter Garrisson	Liberal	31 May 1958 – 1963
			Independent	1963 – 27 June 1964
		Walter Jona	Liberal	27 June 1964 – 2 March 1985
		Phil Gude	Liberal	2 March 1985 – 18 September 1999	Deputy Liberal leader from 1991–1999
		Ted Baillieu	Liberal	18 September 1999 – 29 November 2014	Premier of Victoria from 2010–2013
		John Pesutto	Liberal	29 November 2014 – 24 November 2018	Lost seat
		John Kennedy	Labor	24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022	Lost seat
		John Pesutto	Liberal	26 November 2022 – present	Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party since December 2022. Incumbent

Election results

References

1. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. "Victorian Liberal leader hopeful John Pesutto lashes out at federal party after losing seat". Guardian Australia.
3. "Victorian election TV panellist told he has lost his seat on live TV during Labor's landslide win". ABC News. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
4. "John Pesutto clinches Hawthorn victory, paving way for Victorian Liberal leadership bid". ABC News.
5. "Labor's Emma Vulin wins Pakenham after nail-biting race, as Victorian Liberals choose new leader". ABC News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
6. Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
7. VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
8. Hawthorn District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

• "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

External links

• Electorate profile: Hawthorn District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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