Electoral district of Ringwood (Victoria)

Ringwood Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Ringwood (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Dates current	1958–1992, 2014–present
MP	Dee Ryall
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Suburb of Ringwood
Electors	40,419 (2014)
Area	28 km^2 (10.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Ringwood is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1958 and was abolished in 1992.^[1] The electorate was located to the east of Melbourne and centred on the suburb of Ringwood, after which it is named.

Parts of Ringwood were included in the new Electoral district of Bayswater in 1992. Kay Setches, the last member for Ringwood, contested and lost Bayswater at the election that year.

Ringwood was created again at the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries that will take effect at the 2014 state election.^[2] The new district largely replaces the abolished district of Mitcham, covering suburbs along the Maroondah Highway from Nunawading to Ringwood.^[3]

The abolished district of Mitcham is held by Liberal MP Dee Ryall. Ringwood is estimated to have a Liberal margin of 6.3% by results of the 2010 election.^[4]

Members

First incarnation (1958–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Jim Manson	Liberal	1958–1973
	Norman Lacy	Liberal	1973–1976
	Peter McArthur	Liberal	1976–1982
	Kay Setches	Labor	1982–1992

Second incarnation (2014–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Dee Ryall	Liberal	2014–present

Results

Victorian state election, 2014: Ringwood^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	17,440	48.1	−1.6
	Labor	Tony Clark	11,777	32.5	+0.7
	Greens	Brendan Powell	3,903	10.8	−1.1
	Independent	Michael Challinger	1,440	4.0	+4.0
	Christians	Karen Dobby	1,131	3.1	+3.1
	People Power Victoria	Steve Raskovy	287	0.8	+0.8
	Country Alliance	Brian Dungey	279	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			36,257	95.7	−0.6
Informal votes			1,643	4.3	+0.6
Turnout			37,900	93.8	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	19,919	55.1	−1.2
	Labor	Tony Clark	16,250	44.9	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.2

References

1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
2. "Summary of Changes". Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
3. "Map of Ringwood District". Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission.
4. Green, Antony. "2013 Victorian Redistribution Analysis of Electoral Boundaries". ABC.
5. State Election 2014: Ringwood District, VEC.

External links

• District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 37°48′40″S 145°13′52″E / 37.811°S 145.231°E