Chisholm

BARWICK, Wayne - CEC
BENNETT, James - DEM
* BURKE, Anna - ALP WINNER
HARRIS, Penny - GRN
HARTNEY, Stephen - LP
LYSAGHT, Owen - IND
ONG, Gary - FFP

* incumbent

Current Results
Past Results

About Chisholm

Eastern suburban electorate in Melbourne covering 61 square kms from Box Hill North in the north to to Oakleigh and Clayton in the south and from Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley in the east
to Burwood and Chadstone in the west.

There are a diverse range of businesses in the electorate including light and heavy manufacturing, warehousing, transport and electrical.

Seat Background

First proclaimed in 1948 it is named after Caroline Chisholm, an Australian pioneering social worker. Chisholm has been a marginal seat for the last 20 years. It is held for Labor by Anna Burke who won the seat after previous incumbent, Liberal Health Minister, Michael Wooldridge moved to a safer seat in 1998.

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