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{{Short description|Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate
| upper = yes
| upper = yes
| name = East Yarra Province
| name = East Yarra Province
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| class = Metropolitan
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'''East Yarra Province''' was an electorate of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] until 2006. It was abolished from the [[Victorian general election, 2006|2006 state election]] in the wake of the [[Steve Bracks|Bracks]] Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
'''East Yarra Province''' was an electorate of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] until 2006. It was abolished from the [[2006 Victorian general election|2006 state election]] in the wake of the [[Steve Bracks|Bracks]] Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.


==Members for East Yarra Province==
==Members for East Yarra Province==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Member 1
!colspan="2"|Member 1
!Party
!Party
!Year
!Term
!colspan="2"|Member 2
!colspan="2"|Member 2
!Party
!Party
!Term
|-
|-
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Other}}| 
|rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Other}}| 
|[[Edward Miller (Australian politician)|Edward Miller]]
|rowspan="4"|[[James Balfour (Australian politician)|James Balfour]]
|Unaligned
|rowspan="4"|Unaligned
|'''[[1904 Victorian Legislative Council election|1904]]'''
|1904–1913
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Other}}| 
|rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Other}}| 
|[[James Balfour (Australian politician)|James Balfour]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Edward Miller (Australian politician)|Edward Miller]]
|Unaligned
|rowspan="3"|Unaligned
|1904–1913
|-
|-
|'''[[1907 Victorian Legislative Council election|1907]]'''
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Other}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[James Merritt (Australian politician)|James Merritt]]
|Non-Labor
|1913–1917
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Other}}| 
|[[Robert Beckett (Australian politician)|Robert Beckett]]
|Non-Labor
|1913–1917
|-
|-
|'''[[1910 Victorian Legislative Council election|1910]]'''
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}}| 
|-
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|'''[[1913 Victorian Legislative Council election|1913]]'''
|1917–1928
|rowspan="4" {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}}| 
|rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Other}}| 
|rowspan="6"|[[William Edgar (Australian politician)|William Edgar]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Robert Beckett]]
|rowspan="3"|Non-Labor
|-
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Other}}| 
|rowspan="6"|[[James Merritt (Australian politician)|James Merritt]]
|rowspan="2"|Non-Labor
| [[1913 East Yarra Province state by-election|1913]]
|-
|'''[[1916 Victorian Legislative Council election|1916]]'''
|-
|rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 
|rowspan="4"|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
| [[1917 East Yarra Province state by-election|1917]]
|rowspan="4"|1917–1931
|rowspan="8" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 
|rowspan="15"|[[William Edgar (Australian politician)|William Edgar]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|-
|-
|'''[[1919 Victorian Legislative Council election|1919]]'''
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}}| 
|-
|'''[[1922 Victorian Legislative Council election|1922]]'''
|-
|'''[[1925 Victorian Legislative Council election|1925]]'''
|-
|{{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 
|[[George Swinburne]]
|[[George Swinburne]]
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|'''[[1928 Victorian Legislative Council election|1928]]'''
|1928–1928
|-
|-
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}}| 
|{{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 
|[[Robert Menzies]]
|[[Robert Menzies]]
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
| [[1928 East Yarra Province state by-election|1928]]
|1928–1929
|-
|-
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}}| 
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 
|rowspan="4"|[[Clifdon Eager]]
|rowspan="14"|[[Clifden Eager]]
|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
| [[1930 East Yarra Province state by-election|1930]]
|1930–1931
|-
|-
|'''[[1931 Victorian Legislative Council election|1931]]'''
|{{Australian politics/party colours/UAP}}| 
|[[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
|1931–1945
|{{Australian politics/party colours/UAP}}| 
|[[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
|1931–1945
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|UAP}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="5"|[[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
|1931
|rowspan="2"|1945–1958
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|UAP}}| 
|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="5"|[[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
|1945–1948
|-
|-
|'''[[1934 Victorian Legislative Council election|1934]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Ewen Paul Cameron|Ewen Cameron]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1948–1964
|-
|-
|'''[[1937 Victorian Legislative Council election|1937]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Dick Hamer]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1958–1971
|-
|-
|'''[[1940 Victorian Legislative Council election|1940]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Bill Campbell (Australian politician)|Bill Campbell]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1964–1983
|-
|-
|'''[[1943 Victorian Legislative Council election|1943]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Haddon Storey]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1971–1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Mark Birrell]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|1945
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1983–2002
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|'''[[1946 Victorian Legislative Council election|1946]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[David Davis (Australian politician)|David Davis]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|rowspan="2"|1996–2006
|-
|-
| [[1948 East Yarra Province state by-election|1948]]
|{{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}}| 
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="7"|[[Ewen Paul Cameron|Ewen Cameron]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal and Country}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal and Country Party|Liberal and Country]]
|1949
|rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Liberal and Country}}| 
|rowspan="6"|[[Liberal and Country Party|Liberal and Country]]
|-
|'''[[1949 Victorian Legislative Council election|1949]]'''
|-
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 
|rowspan="2"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|'''[[1952 Victorian Legislative Council election|1952]]'''
|-
|'''[[1955 Victorian Legislative Council election|1955]]'''
|-
|rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Liberal and Country}}| 
|rowspan="7"|[[Dick Hamer]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Liberal and Country Party|Liberal and Country]]
|'''[[1958 Victorian Legislative Council election|1958]]'''
|-
|'''[[1961 Victorian state election|1961]]'''
|-
| [[1964 East Yarra Province state by-election|1964]]
|rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal and Country}}| 
|rowspan="10"|[[Bill Campbell (Australian politician)|Bill Campbell]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Liberal and Country Party|Liberal and Country]]
|-
|'''[[1964 Victorian state election|1964]]'''
|-
|rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="3"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|1965
|rowspan="8" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="8"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
|'''[[1967 Victorian state election|1967]]'''
|-
|'''[[1970 Victorian state election|1970]]'''
|-
|rowspan="9" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="9"|[[Haddon Storey]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
| [[1971 East Yarra Province state by-election|1971]]
|-
|'''[[1973 Victorian state election|1973]]'''
|-
|'''[[1976 Victorian state election|1976]]'''
|-
|'''[[1979 Victorian state election|1979]]'''
|-
|'''[[1982 Victorian state election|1982]]'''
|-
| [[1983 East Yarra Province state by-election|1983]]
|rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="6"|[[Mark Birrell]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
|'''[[1985 Victorian state election|1985]]'''
|-
|'''[[1988 Victorian state election|1988]]'''
|-
|'''[[1992 Victorian state election|1992]]'''
|-
|rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|rowspan="3"|[[David Davis (Australian politician)|David Davis]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|'''[[1996 Victorian state election|1996]]'''
|-
|'''[[1999 Victorian state election|1999]]'''
|-
|'''[[2002 Victorian state election|2002]]'''
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 
|[[Richard Dalla-Riva]]
|[[Richard Dalla-Riva]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|2002–2006
|}
|}

==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the East Yarra Province}}

{{Election box begin
|title = [[2002 Victorian state election]]: East Yarra Province
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal VIC
|candidate = [[David Davis (Australian politician)|David Davis]]
|votes = 60,379
|percentage = 45.6
|change = -10.8
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor VIC
|candidate = Tom Wilson
|votes = 47,741
|percentage = 36.1
|change = +2.9
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens VIC
|candidate = Peter Campbell
|votes = 20,311
|percentage = 15.3
|change = +15.3
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = Kent Winzer
|votes = 2,097
|percentage = 1.6
|change = -8.8
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bill French
|votes = 1,003
|percentage = 0.8
|change = +0.8
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Hope
|candidate = Ronald Haack
|votes = 792
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.6
}}

{{Election box formal
|votes = 132,323
|percentage = 96.4
|change = -1.0
}}

{{Election box informal
|votes = 4,940
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +1.0
}}

{{Election box turnout
|votes = 137,263
|percentage = 92.9
|change =
}}

{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal VIC
|candidate = [[David Davis (Australian politician)|David Davis]]
|votes = 66,304
|percentage = 50.1
|change = -9.9
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor VIC
|candidate = Tom Wilson
|votes = 66,019
|percentage = 49.9
|change = +9.9
}}

{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Liberal VIC
|swing = -9.9
}}

{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Electoral provinces of Victoria}}
{{Electoral provinces of Victoria}}


[[Category:Former electoral provinces of Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Former electoral provinces of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:2006 disestablishments in Australia]]
[[Category:2006 disestablishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 09:22, 7 May 2023

East Yarra Province
Victoria—Legislative Council
StateVictoria
Created1904
Abolished2006
DemographicMetropolitan

East Yarra Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

Members for East Yarra Province

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Member 1 Party Year Member 2 Party
  James Balfour Unaligned 1904   Edward Miller Unaligned
1907
1910
1913   Robert Beckett Non-Labor
  James Merritt Non-Labor 1913
1916
  Nationalist 1917   William Edgar Nationalist
1919
1922
1925
  George Swinburne Nationalist 1928
  Robert Menzies Nationalist 1928
  Clifden Eager Nationalist 1930
1931
  United Australia 1931   United Australia
1934
1937
1940
1943
  Liberal 1945   Liberal
1946
1948   Ewen Cameron Liberal
  Liberal and Country 1949   Liberal and Country
1949
  Independent 1952
1955
  Dick Hamer Liberal and Country 1958
1961
1964   Bill Campbell Liberal and Country
1964
  Liberal 1965   Liberal
1967
1970
  Haddon Storey Liberal 1971
1973
1976
1979
1982
1983   Mark Birrell Liberal
1985
1988
1992
  David Davis Liberal 1996
1999
2002   Richard Dalla-Riva Liberal

Election results

[edit]
Main article: Electoral results for the East Yarra Province
2002 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davis 60,379 45.6 −10.8
Labor Tom Wilson 47,741 36.1 +2.9
Greens Peter Campbell 20,311 15.3 +15.3
Democrats Kent Winzer 2,097 1.6 −8.8
Independent Bill French 1,003 0.8 +0.8
Hope Ronald Haack 792 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 132,323 96.4 −1.0
Informal votes 4,940 3.6 +1.0
Turnout 137,263 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Davis 66,304 50.1 −9.9
Labor Tom Wilson 66,019 49.9 +9.9
Liberal hold Swing −9.9

References

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