Map of Essendon District showing the suburbs of Essendon and Moonee Ponds. The district boundaries include Moonee Ponds Creek in the north-east, and the Tullamarine Freeway and Maribyrnong River in the West

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Features of the District

Location:	Essendon District is a metropolitan electorate approximately four kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
Area:	23 square kilometres.
Region:	Western Metropolitan Region
Suburbs:	Aberfeldie, Ascot Vale, Ascot Vale West, Moonee Ponds, Strathmore and Strathmore Heights.Parts of the suburbs of Essendon, Essendon North and Flemington.
Features:	Essendon District includes residential areas, the Moonee Valley Racecourse and Essendon Airport.
Member:	Judith Maddigan

A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Election results

2006 State election results for Essendon District.
2002 State election results for Essendon District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1904-07	Conservative
1907-08	Fusion
1908-09	Liberal
1909-14	Fusion Liberal/Liberal
1914-17	ALP
1917-24	NP
1924-32	ALP
1932-43	UAP
1943-47	ALP
1947-50	Liberal/LCP
1950-55	ALP
1955*	Anti-Communist Labor
1958-79	LCP/Liberal
1979-92	ALP
1992-96	Liberal
1996-present	ALP
	*Abolished in 1955, and re-established in 1958