State Victoria MP Robert Clark Demographic Metropolitan Area 25 km² Elector 43,389 | Created 1945 Electors 43,389 (2014) Founded 1945 Member of parliament Robert Clark | |
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Party Liberal Party of Australia | ||
The Electoral district of Box Hill is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) in eastern Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Blackburn, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Mont Albert and Mont Albert North, and parts of Canterbury, Forest Hill, Nunawading and Surrey Hills. It lies within the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the upper house, the Legislative Council.
Electoral boundary changes
The Electoral district of Doncaster was split off from Box Hill and created in 1976 due to population growth.
A redivision of electorate boundaries in 1991 abolished the Balwyn electorate and incorporated most of it into Box Hill. A large part of the Box Hill electorate (with 17,290 electors) was also transferred to Mitcham. These changes took effect after the 1992 Victorian State election.
For the 2014 election, the boundaries of Box Hill have moved eastwards. Balwyn North has been moved to the electorate of Kew and part of Surrey Hills have been moved to Burwood and Hawthorn. The former electorate of Mitcham has been abolished so Blackburn, Nunawading and part of Forest Hill have been moved into Box Hill. The Liberal margin in Box Hill is estimated to fall from 13.8% to an estimated 9.4%.