Electoral district of Scoresby

Former state electoral district of Victoria, Australia

Australian electorate

Scoresby Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State	Victoria
Dates current	1945–1976, 2002–2014
Electors	39,121 (2010)
Area	45 km (17.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Scoresby was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first created after the district of Upper Yarra was abolished in 1945. George Knox was the last member for Upper Yarra and the first for Scoresby. The electorate was abolished after a redistribution in 1976, being replaced by the district of Wantirna. Geoff Hayes then became the first member for Wantirna. After the 2002 redistribution, the electorate was replaced, once again returning as the electoral district of Scoresby. The first member for Scoresby, Kim Wells, was also the last member for Wantirna. The seat was again abolished in 2014 and replaced by Rowville.

Members for Scoresby

First incarnation (1945–1976)
Member		Party	Term
	Sir George Knox	Liberal	1945–1960
	Bill Borthwick	Liberal	1960–1967
	Geoff Hayes	Liberal	1967–1976
Second incarnation (2002–2014)
Member		Party	Term
	Kim Wells	Liberal	2002–2014

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Scoresby

2010 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Wells	20,745	59.05	+5.93
	Labor	Garry Nightingale	10,388	29.57	−2.82
	Greens	Salore Craig	2,821	8.03	+1.52
	Family First	Rachel Hanna	1,178	3.35	−3.42
Total formal votes			35,132	95.57	−0.36
Informal votes			1,627	4.43	+0.36
Turnout			36,759	93.96	−0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kim Wells	22,259	64.14	+2.97
	Labor	Garry Nightingale	12,598	35.86	−2.97
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.97

References

"Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

External links

Electorate profile: Scoresby District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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