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Electoral district of Albert Park

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State
  
Victoria

MP
  
Martin Foley

Demographic
  
Inner Metropolitan

Area
  
22 kmĀ²

Elector
  
43,134

Created
  
1889

Electors
  
43,134 (2014)

Founded
  
1889

Member of parliament
  
Martin Foley

Party
  
Australian Labor Party

Electoral district of Albert Park

Albert Park is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia. It covers an area of 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) in inner suburban Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf, and parts of St Kilda. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.

It was first proclaimed in 1889.

Albert Park has been held continuously by the Labor Party since the 1950 election.

John Thwaites was the member from 1992 until his resignation on 30 July 2007, along with Steve Bracks, the member for Williamstown. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in the election of Labor's Martin Foley.

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Electoral district of Albert Park Wikipedia