Electoral district of Malvern

Malvern Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Malvern (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1945
MP	Michael O'Brien
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors	40,708 (2014)
Area	19 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly^[1] including Armadale, Kooyong, Malvern and Malvern East, and parts of Glen Iris and Toorak. The current member is Michael O'Brien of the Liberal Party, who replaced former Liberal leader Robert Doyle at the 2006 Victorian election. The seat is considered "safe" for the Liberal Party of Australia.

Members for Malvern

Member		Party	Term
	Trevor Oldham[2]	Liberal	1945–1953
	Sir John Bloomfield	Liberal	1953–1970
	Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	1970–1982
	Geoff Leigh	Liberal	1982–1992
	Robert Doyle	Liberal	1992–2006
	Michael O'Brien	Liberal	2006–present

Oldham represented Boroondara 1933–1945^[2]

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Malvern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael O'Brien	22,642	62.6	−2.8
	Labor	Les Tarczon	7,730	21.4	+2.0
	Greens	James Bennett	5,780	16.0	+1.9
Total formal votes			36,152	96.0	−0.9
Informal votes			1,515	4.0	+0.9
Turnout			37,667	92.5	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael O'Brien	23,958	66.3	−4.3
	Labor	Les Tarczon	12,205	33.7	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.3

References

1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
2. "Oldham, Trevor Donald". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.

External links

• Malvern District Profile – Victorian Electoral Commission