Electoral District Of Ringwood (Victoria)
The electorate was created again in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries that took effect at the 2014 state election. The new district largely replaces the abolished district of Mitcham, covering suburbs along the eastern parts of the Maroondah Highway. The abolished district of Mitcham was held by Liberal MP Dee Ryall, who lost the seat in a big swing against her in 2018.
As of the 2022 Victorian state election, the seat contains the suburbs of Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood East, most of Ringwood, parts of Blackburn, Blackburn North, Donvale, Forest Hill, and Vermont in the local government areas of Maroondah City and Whitehorse City. The district's boundaries were also adjusted to account for local population changes. Ringwood North was transferred to Warrandyte, while parts of Blackburn, Forest Hill, Vermont, and Heathmont were absorbed into the seat.
Members
First incarnation (1958–1992) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Jim Manson | Liberal | 1958–1973 | |
Norman Lacy | Liberal | 1973–1976 | |
Peter McArthur | Liberal | 1976–1982 | |
Kay Setches | Labor | 1982–1992 | |
Second incarnation (2014–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Dee Ryall | Liberal | 2014–2018 | |
Dustin Halse | Labor | 2018–2022 | |
Will Fowles | Labor | 2022–2023 | |
Independent Labor | 2023–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Will Fowles | 17,851 | 39.0 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | Cynthia Watson | 15,467 | 33.8 | −9.9 | |
Greens | Reuben Steen | 7,105 | 15.5 | +2.1 | |
Democratic Labour | Gary Ryan | 1,684 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Family First | Richard Griffith-Jones | 1,396 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Animal Justice | Nick Rowe | 1,212 | 2.6 | +2.2 | |
Freedom | Robyn M. Siemer | 1,038 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 45,753 | 96.5 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,676 | 3.5 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,429 | 91.1 | −0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Will Fowles | 26,322 | 57.5 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Cynthia Watson | 19,431 | 42.5 | −4.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Graphical summary
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