Electoral district of Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Broadmeadows (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1955
MP	Frank McGuire
Party	Australian Labor Party
Electors	41,717 (2014)
Area	49 km^2 (18.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Broadmeadows is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi) in outer northern Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Dallas, Fawkner, Jacana and Meadow Heights. It also includes parts of Glenroy, Roxburgh Park, Somerton and Westmeadows. It lies within the Northern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.^[1]

The seat was created in 1955, and though it was initially won by Liberal and Country member Harry Kane, has been a safe Labor seat for most of its history. Kane held the seat until his death in 1962, and was succeeded by Labor backbenchers John Wilton (1962–1985) and Jack Culpin (1985–1988).^[2][3][4]

In 1988 Culpin, a former member for abolished Glenroy, lost Labor preselection for Broadmeadows for that year's election to Jim Kennan, member of the Legislative Council and then Minister for Transport, who was attempting to switch to the Legislative Assembly. Culpin resigned from the Labor Party and contested Broadmeadows as an independent, but was defeated by Kennan at the election.^[5] Kennan served as Deputy Premier under Joan Kirner from 1990 to 1992, and succeeded Kirner as Leader of the Opposition from March to June 1993.^[6]

Kennan resigned as Opposition Leader and from parliament in June 1993, and was succeeded in Broadmeadows at the resulting by-election by John Brumby, a member of the Legislative Council and former federal MP, who like Kennan sought to switch to the Legislative Assembly. Brumby later served as Opposition Leader from 1993 to 1999, and Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He resigned from parliament in 2011, and was succeeded as member for Broadmeadows at the resulting by-election by Frank McGuire, journalist, business consultant and brother of broadcaster Eddie McGuire.^[7][8]

Members for Broadmeadows

Member		Party	Term
	Harry Kane	Liberal and Country	1955–1962
	John Wilton	Labor	1962–1985
	Jack Culpin	Labor	1985–1988
		Independent	1988
	Jim Kennan	Labor	1988–1993
	John Brumby	Labor	1993–2011
	Frank McGuire	Labor	2011–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank McGuire	21,584	64.2	+3.4
	Liberal	Evren Onder	5,797	17.2	−8.7
	Family First	Wayne Knight	2,221	6.6	+5.4
	Greens	Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon	1,884	5.6	−2.5
	Voice for the West	Mohamed Hassan	1,642	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	John Rinaldi	508	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,636	91.5	−0.8
Informal votes			3,133	8.5	+0.8
Turnout			36,769	88.1	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank McGuire	26,126	77.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Evren Onder	7,442	22.2	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

External links

• Electorate profile: Broadmeadows District, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

1. "Broadmeadows District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. "Kane, Harold Edward". Re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
3. "Wilton, John Thomas". Re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
4. "Culpin, John Albert". Re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
5. Dunlevy, Lyn (29 June 1993). "Four hopefuls vie for the leadership". The Age.
6. "Broadmeadows – Victorian Election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
7. "Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
8. "Broadmeadows – Victorian Election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2014.