Sitting MP
The sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for Essendon is Danny Pearson (Australian Labor Party)
Find their contact details on the Parliament of Victoria website
Region this district is in
This district is in Northern Metropolitan Region.
Facts and figures
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Key boundary changes
The 2020-21 redivision of State electoral boundaries made the following changes to Essendon District.
Essendon District gained:
- 46 voters from Melbourne District (part of Flemington, including Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Society Showgrounds).
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Two-party-preferred analysis
The tables below show two-party-preferred (2PP) results from the 2018 State election, based on the old and new electoral boundaries.
Actual 2018 State election results by 2PP
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
27,320 |
65.8% |
| Liberal |
14,178 |
34.2% |
Estimated 2018 State election results by 2PP with new district boundaries
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
27,345 |
65.8% |
| Liberal |
14,205 |
34.2% |
To estimate the 2018 votes on the new boundaries, we have allocated the votes from each voting centre according to where the new boundaries are.
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Past results
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Historical pattern
| Year |
Party |
| 1904-07 |
Conservative |
| 1907-08 |
Fusion |
| 1908-09 |
Liberal |
| 1909-14 |
Fusion Liberal/Liberal |
| 1914-17 |
ALP |
| 1917-24 |
National |
| 1924-32 |
ALP |
| 1932-43 |
United Australia Party |
| 1943-47 |
ALP |
| 1947-50 |
Liberal/Liberal and Country Party |
| 1950-55 |
ALP |
| 1955* |
Anti-Communist Labor |
| 1958-79 |
Liberal and Country Party/Liberal |
| 1979-92 |
ALP |
| 1992-96 |
Liberal |
| 1996-present |
ALP |
* Essendon District was removed in 1955 and created again in 1958.
