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{{Short description|Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia}}
'''Templestowe Province''' was an electorate of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]]. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], but was held by the [[Australian Labor Party]] on two occasions: from 1982 to 1988 and again from 2002 to 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.
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'''Templestowe Province''' was an electorate of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]]. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the [[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]], but was held by the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]] on two occasions: from 1982 to 1988 and again from 2002 to 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.


It was located in the north-east of [[Melbourne]]. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 123&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and included the suburbs of [[Bulleen, Victoria|Bulleen]], [[Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]], [[Eltham, Victoria|Eltham]], [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]], [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], [[Montmorency, Victoria|Montmorency]], [[Rosanna, Victoria|Rosanna]] and [[Templestowe, Victoria|Templestowe]].
It was located in the north-east of [[Melbourne]]. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 123&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and included the suburbs of [[Bulleen, Victoria|Bulleen]], [[Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]], [[Eltham, Victoria|Eltham]], [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]], [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], [[Montmorency, Victoria|Montmorency]], [[Rosanna, Victoria|Rosanna]] and [[Templestowe, Victoria|Templestowe]].


==Members for Templestowe Province==
==Members for Templestowe Province==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Member
!colspan="2"|Member 1!!Party!!Year
!Party affiliation
!Term began
!Term ended
|-
|-
|rowspan=6 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|[[Vasey Houghton]]
|rowspan=6 | [[Vasey Houghton]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|rowspan=6 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|1967
|'''[[1967 Victorian state election|1967]]'''
|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1985
!colspan="2"|Member 2!!Party
|-
|-
|'''[[1970 Victorian state election|1970]]'''
|Sir [[Raymond Garrett]]
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Raymond Garrett]]
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|1970
|rowspan=2 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|1976
|-
|-
|'''[[1973 Victorian state election|1973]]'''
|[[Ralph Howard]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|1976
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1982
|-
|-
|'''[[1976 Victorian state election|1976]]'''
|[[Mike Arnold]]
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|rowspan=2 |[[Ralph Howard (politician)|Ralph Howard]]
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1982
|rowspan=2 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|1988
|-
|-
|'''[[1979 Victorian state election|1979]]'''
|[[John Miles (Australian politician)|John Miles]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1985
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|1992
|-
|-
|'''[[1982 Victorian state election|1982]]'''
|[[Bruce Skeggs]]
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Mike Arnold]]
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|1988
|rowspan=2 |[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|[[Bill Forwood]]
|rowspan=2 |[[John Miles (Australian politician)|John Miles]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|1992
|'''[[1985 Victorian state election|1985]]'''
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|2006
|-
|-
|'''[[1988 Victorian state election|1988]]'''
|[[Carlo Furletti]]
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Bruce Skeggs]]
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1996
|rowspan=2 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2002
|-
|-
|rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|rowspan=4 | [[Bill Forwood]]
|rowspan=4 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|'''[[1992 Victorian state election|1992]]'''
|-
|'''[[1996 Victorian state election|1996]]'''
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|rowspan=2 |[[Carlo Furletti]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Victorian Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
|'''[[1999 Victorian state election|1999]]'''
|-
|'''[[2002 Victorian state election|2002]]'''
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|[[Lidia Argondizzo]]
|[[Lidia Argondizzo]]
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2002
|bgcolor="#BBBBFF"|2006
|}
|}

==Election results==
{{main|Electoral results for the Templestowe Province}}

{{Election box begin
|title = [[2002 Victorian state election]]: Templestowe Province
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor VIC
|candidate = [[Lidia Argondizzo]]
|votes = 56,952
|percentage = 43.5
|change = +42.1
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal VIC
|candidate = [[Carlo Furletti]]
|votes = 54,670
|percentage = 41.7
|change = -11.8
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens VIC
|candidate = Robyn Roberts
|votes = 17,469
|percentage = 13.3
|change = -21.5
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Reginald Temple
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 0.8
|change = +0.8
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Hope
|candidate = Lee-Anne Poynton
|votes = 893
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.7
}}

{{Election box formal
|votes = 131,063
|percentage = 96.2
|change = -0.8
}}

{{Election box informal
|votes = 5,195
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +0.8
}}

{{Election box turnout
|votes = 136,258
|percentage = 93.7
|change =
}}

{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor VIC
|candidate = [[Lidia Argondizzo]]
|votes = 70,611
|percentage = 53.9
|change = +9.6
}}

{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal VIC
|candidate = [[Carlo Furletti]]
|votes = 60,452
|percentage = 46.1
|change = -9.6
}}

{{Election box gain AU party
|winner = Labor VIC
|loser = Liberal VIC
|swing = +9.6
}}

{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vicindex.shtml Psephos Election Results for Victoria] &mdash; Adam Carr's Election Archive
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051227125057/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vicindex.shtml Psephos Election Results for Victoria] &mdash; Adam Carr's Election Archive
*[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/handbook/detail_elect.cfm?menuid=2&prov=Templestowe Province of Templestowe] &mdash; Parliamentary Handbook for the 55th Parliament of Victoria
*[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/handbook/detail_elect.cfm?menuid=2&prov=Templestowe Province of Templestowe] &mdash; Parliamentary Handbook for the 55th Parliament of Victoria
*Newspaper articles:
*Newspaper articles:
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[[Category:Former electoral provinces of Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Former electoral provinces of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:2006 disestablishments in Australia]]


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Latest revision as of 11:18, 7 March 2024

Templestowe
Victoria—Legislative Council
StateVictoria
Created1967
Abolished2006
Area123 km2 (47.5 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

Templestowe Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the Liberal Party, but was held by the Labor Party on two occasions: from 1982 to 1988 and again from 2002 to 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

It was located in the north-east of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 123 km2 and included the suburbs of Bulleen, Doncaster, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency, Rosanna and Templestowe.

Members for Templestowe Province

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Member 1 Party Year
  Vasey Houghton Liberal 1967 Member 2 Party
1970   Raymond Garrett Liberal
1973
1976   Ralph Howard Liberal
1979
1982   Mike Arnold Labor
  John Miles Liberal 1985
1988   Bruce Skeggs Liberal
  Bill Forwood Liberal 1992
1996   Carlo Furletti Liberal
1999
2002   Lidia Argondizzo Labor

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Templestowe Province
2002 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lidia Argondizzo 56,952 43.5 +42.1
Liberal Carlo Furletti 54,670 41.7 −11.8
Greens Robyn Roberts 17,469 13.3 −21.5
Independent Reginald Temple 1,079 0.8 +0.8
Hope Lee-Anne Poynton 893 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 131,063 96.2 −0.8
Informal votes 5,195 3.8 +0.8
Turnout 136,258 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lidia Argondizzo 70,611 53.9 +9.6
Liberal Carlo Furletti 60,452 46.1 −9.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.6

References

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  • Psephos Election Results for Victoria — Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • Province of Templestowe — Parliamentary Handbook for the 55th Parliament of Victoria
  • Newspaper articles:
    • "Preselection – Another Lib MP Dumped", Sunday Age, 1991-06-02
    • "Judges Seek Justice", The Age, 1994-03-10
    • Obituary for Sir Raymond Garrett, The Age, 1994-10-25
    • "Libs Dump Veteran MP", Paul Robinson, Sunday Age, 1995-12-03
    • "Man Of Vision Gets Honorable Send-off", Meaghan Shaw, The Age, 2001-01-17
  • Victorian Electoral Commission (correspondence)


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