Electorate profile: Thomastown District

Map of Thomastown District showing the suburbs of Lalor, Thomastown, and Fawkner. The district boundaries include Cooper Street in the north, Dalton Road and the Railway for parts of the east, Broadhurst Avenue for part of the south, and Hume Highway and Merri Creek for parts of the west.
Click here for a more detailed electorate map (76kB, PDF).
Features of the District
| Location: | Thomastown District is a metropolitan electorate approximately 11 kilometres north of Melbourne. |
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| Area: | 31 square kilometres. |
| Region: | Northern Metropolitan Region |
| Suburbs: | Fawkner and Reservoir.Parts of Epping, Lalor and Thomastown. |
| Features: | Part of the Thomastown District is residential and the far north is sparsely populated. Features include the Westgarthtown historic area and the oldest Lutheran Church in Victoria, which was built in 1856. |
| Member: | Peter Batchelor |
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 Thomastown District.2002 State election results for Thomastown District.
Seat position within the swing.
Historical pattern
| 1985-present | ALP |
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