Sitting MP
The sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for Melbourne is Ellen Sandell (Australian Greens)
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 Melbourne District.
Melbourne District lost:
- 6,608 voters to Brunswick District (Carlton North and Princes Hill, including the Melbourne General Cemetery and Princes Park)
- 46 voters to Essendon District (part of Flemington, including Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Society Showgrounds).
Melbourne District gained:
- 1,195 voters from Brunswick District (part of Parkville).
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Two-candidate-preferred analysis
The tables below show two-candidate-preferred (2CP) results from the 2018 State election, based on the old and new electoral boundaries.
Actual 2018 State election results by 2CP
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
19,657 |
48.4% |
| Greens |
20,993 |
51.6% |
Estimated 2018 State election results by 2CP with new district boundaries
| Party |
Votes |
% |
| ALP |
17,413 |
48.3% |
| Greens |
18,630 |
51.7% |
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 |
| 1856-59* |
Unaffiliated |
| 1889-1900 |
Conservative |
| 1900-01 |
ALP |
| 1901-07 |
Conservative |
| 1907-08 |
Fusion |
| 1908 |
Liberal |
| 1908-55 |
ALP |
| 1955 |
Anti-Communist Labor |
| 1955-2014 |
ALP |
| 2014-present |
Australian Greens |
* Melbourne District was removed in 1859 and created again in 1889.
