Map of Hawthorn District showing the suburbs of Hawthorn and Camberwell. The district boundaries include Barkers Road and Canterbury Road in the north, Wattle Valley Road in the east, Gardiners Creek in the south, and the Yarra River in the west.

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Features of the District

Location:	Hawthorn District is an inner metropolitan electorate approximately seven kilometres from Melbourne.
Area:	18 square kilometres.
Region:	Southern Metropolitan Region
Suburbs:	Hartwell, Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. Parts of the suburbs of Burwood, Camberwell, Canterbury and Glen Iris.
Features:	Hawthorn District is a residential electorate. Features include Swinburne University of Technology and the Camberwell Junction shopping centre.
Member:	Edward Baillieu

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 Hawthorn District.
2002 State election results for Hawthorn District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1889-94	Liberal
1894-1900	Conservative
1900-02	Liberal
1902-07	Conservative
1907-08	Fusion
1908-09	Independent Liberal
1909-16	Fusion Liberal/Liberal
1916-18	Economy
1918-40	NP/UAP
1940-45	Independent
1945	Ministerial Liberal
1945-50	Liberal/LCP
1950	Independent Liberal
1950-52	LCP
1952-55	ALP
1955	Anti-Communist Labor
1955-64	LCP
1964	Independent Liberal
1964-present	LCP/Liberal