Electorate profile: Brighton District
Map of Brighton District showing the suburbs of Elwood and Brighton. The district boundaries include Glenhuntly Road, Nepean Highway and North Road in the north, Nepean Highway in the south-east, and Thomas Street for part of the south.
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Features of the District
| Location: | Brighton District is a metropolitan bayside electorate located approximately nine kilometres south-east of Melbourne. |
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| Area: | 19 square kilometres. |
| Region: | Southern Metropolitan Region |
| Suburbs: | Brighton and Brighton East.Parts of the suburbs of Elsternwick, Elwood, Hampton and Moorabbin. |
| Features: | Brighton District features foreshore recreation areas, the exclusive ‘Golden Mile’ residential area, and a diverse range of shopping areas, cafes and restaurants. |
| Member: | Louise Asher |
Statistical profile from the 2001 Census.
Election results
2006 State election results for Brighton District.2002 State election results for Brighton District.
Seat position within the swing.
Historical pattern
| 1856-62 | Unaffiliated |
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| 1862-71 | Liberal |
| 1871-1900 | Conservative |
| 1900-02 | Conservative Liberal |
| 1902-07 | Conservative |
| 1907-08 | Fusion |
| 1908-09 | Conservative |
| 1909-24 | Fusion Liberal/Liberal/NP |
| 1924 | Liberal |
| 1924-27 | NP |
| 1927-28 | Independent National |
| 1928-37 | NP/UAP |
| 1937-43 | Independent |
| 1943-45 | UAP/Liberal |
| 1945 | Ministerial Liberal |
| 1945-52 | Liberal/LCP |
| 1952-55 | ERL/Victorian Liberal |
| 1955-present | LCP/Liberal |